Forestry Commission
Overview
We attend a range of events to meet customers and give advice and guidance on planting woodland. We also hold face-to-face and online training events and webinars on specific grant schemes and areas of forestry, that we encourage people to sign up to in advance.
We update this page regularly with new events.
Featured event
Forestry Facing the Future: a 50-year horizon scan (online series)
The Forestry Commission and the Institute of Chartered Foresters are hosting a series of webinars to examine the threats and opportunities faced by our forests and the forestry sector.
Read more, book the whole series or book individual Forestry Facing the Future webinars.
Dates and subjects:
15 October:Trees, weather and urban planning
24 October: eDNA, ecosystems and international commitments
11 November: Technology - smarter and safer forestry
21 November: Markets, management and value chains
3 December: Soils and seasons
14 January 2025: Pests and pathogens - forests at risk
29 January 2025: Natural capital and nature positive management
11 February 2025: Forests on the edge of collapse
Upcoming events
Association of Professional Foresters (APF 2024)
Date: 19 to 21 September (Warwickshire)
Come and meet us at APF 2024. Well be giving advice and support on woodland creation, woodland management, and pests and diseases. See Forest Research demonstrating their work in their innovative mobile laboratory.
The Collingham Show
Date: 21 September (Nottinghamshire)
Come and visit us at The Collingham Show to find out aboutwoodland creation, the benefits of woodland and the grants and incentives available.
Weald of Kent Ploughing Match
Date: 21 September
Come and talk to the Kent team at the Weald of Kent Ploughing Match about woodland creation and management, the benefits of trees on your farm and the grants and incentives available.
West Grinstead Ploughing Match
Date: 21 September
Well be at the West Grinstead Ploughing Match, so come and ask us your forestry questions. Find out about the latest grants and incentives for woodland creation and management.
Newbury Show
Date: 21 to 22 September (Berkshire)
We will be on hand to discusswoodland creation and the benefits of woodland on your land and the grants and incentives available. Come and talk to us for advice and support at the Newbury Show.
Chichester Ploughing Match
Date: 22 September (West Sussex)
The Chichester Ploughing Match is located near the A27, so if youre in the West Sussex area come along to talk to a member of the Forestry Commission team. Read more about the event and other National Ploughing Championships.
East Kent Ploughing Match
Date: 25 September
If you are visiting the East Kent Ploughing Match, we would love to discuss your woodland creation plans or woodland management queries.
Farmers Weekly: Alternative Land Use
Date: 26 September (Northumberland)
Would you like to learn more about the benefits of incorporating trees into your farming practice? Join us at Farmers Weekly: Alternative Land Use. Our expert speakers will be talking about woodland creation, woodland management, the support and advice available to you, as well as answering your questions on tax and much more.
Halstead Ploughing Match
Date: 28 September (Essex)
Come and visit us and find out aboutwoodland creation, the benefits of woodlands and the grants and incentives available. Halstead Ploughing Match will be held at: Greenstead Green Farm, Greenstead Green, CO9 1QY. For more information email janicebodger@yahoo.co.uk.
Southwell Ploughing Match
Date: 28 September (Nottinghamshire)
Come and visit our Forestry Commission and Greenwood Community Forest stand at the Southwell Ploughing Match to find out about woodland creation, the benefits of woodland on your farm, and the grants and incentives available.
Managing deer across the English landscape
Date: 1 October (Hampshire)
After a sell-out event last year, Englands largest one day deer conference returns with a range of speakers from across the land management and research sectors. Topics covered will include bovine TB, the history of deer in the UK and the latest in technology for deer management.
Brailsford Ploughing Match
Date: 2 October (Derbyshire)
Come and visit us at the Brailsford Ploughing Match and find out aboutwoodland creation, the benefits of woodlands and the grants and incentives available.
The Dairy Show
Date: 2 October (Somerset)
We have a stand at this years Dairy Show. We will have experts on hand to answer any questions you might have around woodland creation, woodland management and the grants available.Come and meet us to get one-to-one advice on what the best options are for you and your land.
Basingstoke and District Ploughing Match
Date: 5 October (Hampshire)
Come and talk to us about the benefits of trees on your farm and the grants and incentives available. The Basingstoke and District Ploughing Match will be held at Folly Farm, North Waltham, RG25 2BS. See the Basingstoke what3words location (descended.leathers.webcams).
Woodland Creation - Delivering your EWCO Project
Date: 7 October (Cornwall)
The Forestry Commission and Forest for Cornwall invite you to Delivering your EWCO Project. This workshop will provide everything you need to know to deliver your England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) project, in accordance with the grant offer.
Woodland Condition Assessment webinar
Date: 8 October (online)
Join the Forestry Commission, Natural England, Sylva Foundation and Field Studies Council (FSC) to learn more about Woodland Condition Assessment (WCA). The webinar will run through the WCA process, how its used in the statutory biodiversity metric and provide an overview of the new WCA app, guides and training. Book this online event via Eventbrite. The webinar will be recorded.
National Forestry Conference 2024
Date: 9 October
The annual Forestry Conference, organised by the CLA, Forestry Commission and Grown in Britain, is back for a 17th year. The 2024 focus is Products, People and Possibilities,taking a practical and informed look at a range of market opportunities, and will feature a packed programme of sessions and talks.
British National Ploughing Championships
Date: 12 to 13 October (Nottinghamshire)
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