Past events that were organised or sponsored by Forest Research, or where Forest Research was participating.
The Glasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network Partnership: seeing the bigger picture
Roslin, Edinburgh - 11th December 2009.
One of a series of free seminars covering a variety of forestry and related research topics.
Organised by: Forest Research.
Growing up outdoors the next steps: children’s health and the outdoors
Oxford, England - 3rd December 2009.
Seminar to address the importance of the natural environment for children’s health.
Organised by: Countryside Recreation Network.
Human-wildlife conflict resolution
Lodon - 20th to 21st November 2009.
Exploring the biological and social drivers of conflicts between humans and wildlife.
Organised by: Mammal Society.
Ecosystem services – the answer to communicating the benefits of forestry?
Farnham, England - 19th November 2009.
Seminar to understand how the ecosystem services approach could benefit the forestry sector.
Organised by: Institute of Chartered Foresters and Forest Research.
Trees and urban climate adaptation
London - 19th November 2009.
Conference to mobilise policy makers and the wider community to ensure a sustainable urban forest canopy capable of meeting future climate adaptation needs.
Organised by: Treework Environmental Practice in partnership with the Forestry Commission.
Optimisation of the wood supply chain
Roslin, Scotland - 13th November 2009.
One of a series of free seminars covering a variety of forestry and related research topics.
Organised by: Forest Research.
Forest Research research update (Winter 2009)
Aviemore, Scotland - 12th November 2009.
An update on selected research being performed by Forest Research.
Organised by: Forest Research.
Strategic Integrated Research in Timber (SIRT) awareness day
Roslin, Scotland - 27th October 2009.
Update on the research results from the SIRT project to inform growers and processors of the characteristics and performance of UK timber.
Organised by: Forest Research, Edinburgh Napier University and University of Glasgow.
Climate change and wilderness: a Scottish perspective
Roslin, Scotland - 23rd October 2009.
One of a series of free seminars covering a variety of forestry and related research topics.
Organised by: Forest Research.
Royal Forestry Society field visit
Forest of Dean, England - 21st October 2009.
Field visit and outdoor presentation on Chronic Oak Decline.
Organised by: Royal Forestry Society.
Forest Health Day - South Scotland
Galloway, Scotland - 8th October 2009.
An update on the latest information about pests and diseases with site visits targeted at specific issues.
Organised by: Forest Research, Forestry Commission Scotland - South Scotland Conservancy.
Scots pine timber quality in North Scotland: resource availability and market potential
Forres, Scotland - 2nd October 2009.
Seminar presenting results from recent research.
Organised by: Forest Research and Forestry Commission Scotland.
Woodland monitoring workshop
Cambridge, UK - 2nd October 2009.
British Ecological Society woodlands group meeting to discuss existing data sets, findings and forward actions, particularly to monitor the effects of climate change.
Organised by: Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge University.
Reconciling climate mitigation with global change
Roslin, Scotland - 1st October 2009.
Analysis of the interplay between four drivers of global change: population, aspiration, connectivity and biogeochemical change, and the ways they might affect the evolution of the world system over the next few decades.
Organised by: Forest Research.
Forest Health Day - Central Scotland
Perth, Scotland - 1st October 2009.
An update on the latest information about pests and diseases with site visits targeted at specific issues.
Organised by: Forest Research, Forestry Commission Scotland - Perth and Argyll Conservancy.
Opportunities and barriers to woodfuel system approaches
Wadhurst, England - 1st October 2009.
Research event to discuss issues relating to the production of woodfuel from established woodlands in private ownership in South East England.
Organised by: Rural Research and Strategy Partnership (RRSP).
Silviculture in a changing climate - practical adaptations of forestry management to climate change
Huntly and Clashindarroch Forest, Scotland - 24th and 25th September 2009.
Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) National Study Tour 2009.
Organised by: Institute of Chartered Foresters, sponsored by Forest Research and Forestry Journal.
Shape your sustainability tools - and let your tools shape you
Uppsala, Sweden - 23rd to 24th September 2009.
A conference about sustainability impact assessment of the forest-based sector (the final conference of the EU EFORWOOD programme).
Sponsored by: International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO).
The changing nature of Scotland
Perth, Scotland - 17th to 18th September 2009.
A conference for everyone with an interest in a healthy environment.
Organised by: Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) together with Scotland's Environmental and Rural Services (SEARS) partners.
Forest Health Day - North Scotland
Marywell, Scotland - 10th September 2009.
An update on the latest information about pests and diseases with site visits targeted at specific issues.
Organised by: Forest Research, Forestry Commission Scotland, Cairngorms National Park Authority.
Ecological networks: science and practice
Edinburgh, Scotland - 1st to 3rd September 2009.
International Association for Landscape Ecology - IALE(UK) - Conference 2009.
Sponsored by: Natural England, Scottish Natural Heritage and Forest Research with support from Woodland Trust and Edinburgh and Lothians Forest Habitat Network Partnership.
Spruce in the context of global change (Spruce 2009)
Halmstad, Sweden - 31st August to 3rd September 2009.
Ecology, silviculture, forest products, management risks and conservation practices.
Organised by: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and University of Copenhagen, Forest & Landscape.
Hylobius Management Support System training day
Ae, Scotland - 31st July 2009.
Training to help foresters predict and reduce damage and costs due to large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis, in upland spruce and pine plantations.
Organised by: Forest Research.
Hylobius Management Support System training day
Kielder Forest, England - 29th July 2009.
Training to help foresters predict and reduce damage and costs due to large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis, in upland spruce and pine plantations.
Organised by: Forest Research.
Hylobius Management Support System training day
Exeter, England - 27th July 2009.
Training to help foresters predict and reduce damage and costs due to large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis, in upland spruce and pine plantations.
Organised by: Forest Research.
Systems biology for plant design
Wageningen, Netherlands - 8th to 11th July 2009.
Workshop looking at iterative experimentation and modeling to obtain insight in general mechanisms and processes governing life at the cellular level.
Organised by: EU COST Action E50 - Cell wall macromolecules and reaction wood (CEMARE).
Scottish Game Fair
Scone Palace, Perthshire - 3rd to 5th July 2009.
Explaining and educating about game and wildlife in Scotland.
Organised by: Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust Scotland.
2009 Annual Meeting of the Farm Woodland Forum
Swadlincote, England - 22nd and 23rd June 2009.
Looking at how national plans related to woodfuel supply, water management, climate change, habitats, and recreation are creating new opportunities for farm woodland management.
Organised by: Farm Woodland Forum.
Wildfire 2009
Lyndhurst, England - 16th to 17th June 2009.
Conference promoting and sharing good practice in wildfire management.
Organised by: New Forest National Park, Forestry Commission England, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service and Fire Times. Sponsored by: Mercedes-Benz Unimog.
Ageing in a rural environment: age, work and health
University of Surrey, England - 2nd June 2009.
Exploring the needs of the local economy and the ageing workforce.
Organised by: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey and Rural Research and Strategy Partnership.
Continuous cover forestry in Sitka Spruce in Britain
Kielder, England - 29th April 2009.
Updating practitioners on recent research.
Organised by: Forest Research.
Hylobius Management Support System training day
Exeter, England - 24th April 2009.
Training to help foresters predict and reduce damage and costs due to large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis, in upland spruce and pine plantations.
Organised by: Forest Research.
Timber, Mutton or Fuel - Debating the economics of land use and forestry
Cardiff, Wales - 22nd to 23rd April 2009.
Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) National Conference 2009.
Organised by: ICF.
Vegetative propagation and deployment of varieties (a.k.a. clonal forestry) - the scope for Europe
Liverpool, England - 21st to 23rd April 2009.
Workshop on the state of play of clonal forestry currently being practised around the world and investigating the possibilities for Europe.
Organised by: Forest Research under the auspices of the EU contract TreeBreedEx.
Hylobius Management Support System training day
Welshpool, Wales - 22nd April 2009.
Training to help foresters predict and reduce damage and costs due to large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis, in upland spruce and pine plantations.
Organised by: Forest Research.
Hylobius Management Support System training day
Inverness, Scotland - 20th April 2009.
Training to help foresters predict and reduce damage and costs due to large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis, in upland spruce and pine plantations.
Organised by: Forest Research.
Well-being and place
Stockton-on-Tees, England - 7th to 9th April 2009.
Conference to draw together research that explicitly links well-being and place (e.g. geographical locations, everyday settings and different scales).
Organised by: Department of Geography, Durham University.
Health and recreation in forest and landscape
Birmendsdorf, Switzerland - 1st to 3rd April 2009.
Fostering the dialogue between the health sciences and health, landscape, and forest related sciences in Europe.
Organised by: Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL).
SRF - Not just forestry on a short rotation!
Roslin, Scotland - 3rd April 2009.
One of a series of free seminars covering a variety of forestry and related research topics.
Organised by: Forest Research.
Zero carbon buildings: opportunities for rural living?
Rochester, England - 31st March 2009.
Workshop to exchange knowledge and explore opportunities for rural areas to work towards the Government targets of achieving zero carbon development.
Organised by: Rural Research and Strategy Partnership (RRSP) and University for the Creative Arts (UCA).
Anaerobic digestion workshop
Reading, England - 25th March 2009.
Evaluating the potential for anaerobic digestion to providing energy and soil amendment.
Organised by: Rural Research and Strategy Partnership, University of Reading and Kingdom BioEnergy Ltd.
Tree pests and diseases in the Chilterns
Buckinghamshire, England - 20th March 2009.
Annual Chilterns Woodland Conference.
Organised by: Forestry Commission England, Chilterns Conservation Board and Chiltern Woodlands Project.
Forest Research research update (Spring 2009)
Roslin, Scotland - 17th March 2009.
An update on selected research being performed by Forest Research.
Organised by: Forest Research.
Reaction wood formation at stand, tree and cellular level
Nancy, France - 16th to 17th March 2009.
Connecting physiological approaches to ecological and forest management.
Organised by: EU COST Action E50 - Cell wall macromolecules and reaction wood (CEMARE).
Forest Research and climate change - understanding the carbon and GHG balances of UK Forestry
Roslin, Scotland - 13th March 2009.
One of a series of free seminars covering a variety of forestry and related research topics.
Organised by: Forest Research.
How ideas spread in forestry: the case of continuous cover
Penrith, England - 26th February 2009.
One of a monthly seminar series aiming to disseminate information on a broad range of issues that are relevant to students and those researching or working in forestry.
Organised by: University of Cumbria, Faculty of Science and Natural Resources.
Understanding the carbon cycle of forest ecosystems - a data assimilation approach
Roslin, Scotland - 20th February 2009.
One of a series of free seminars covering a variety of forestry and related research topics.
Organised by: Forest Research.
Improved conifer timber quality through plant selection and silviculture
Birnam, Scotland - 11th February 2009.
Seminar to highlight key issues, effects of stock and silviculture, and disseminate recent research findings.
Organised by: by Forest Research on behalf of Forestry Commission Scotland, as part of the Timber Development Programme.
Greenspace quality and quality of life
Roslin, Scotland - 30th January 2009.
One of a series of free seminars covering a variety of forestry and related research topics.
Organised by: Forest Research.
Carbon benefits of timber in construction
Edinburgh, Scotland - 28th January 2009.
Conference to understand the potential for timber products to contribute positively to carbon management in construction.
Organised by: Forestry Commission Scotland.
Impacts of climate change on land-use function
Roslin, Scotland - 9th January 2009.
One of a series of free seminars covering a variety of forestry and related research topics.
Organised by: Forest Research.