Royal Forestry Society

Description

The Royal Forestry Society is an educational charity that shares knowledge on the art and science of woodland management.

Its membership includes woodland owners, managers, land agents, ecologists, conservationists, academics, students and anyone interested in woodland management. It supports the creation and management of resilient, productive and diverse treescapes, offers awards, bursaries and internships, and runs a Certificate and a Professional Diploma of Arboriculture. It manages three woodlands as showcases of good practice and organises field meetings, conferences and study tours through its regional divisions. It also publishes the Quarterly Journal of Forestry.

It was established in 1882 in Northumberland as the English Arboricultural Society, gained a Royal Charter in 1905, and took its current name in 1962. It works across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and is headquartered near Banbury.