Forestry Commission Events
A calendar of online and face-to-face events, and details of shows and exhibitions we will be attending.
Applies to England
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’ll update this page regularly with new events.
Upcoming events
Event | Date, time and location | Details | Recording available after |
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The Kent Farming Conference | 24 January 2024 | Chat to the Forestry Commission in the networking area. We’ll be happy to discuss how you can integrate trees to support your farm business. Tickets for the Kent Farming Conference | No |
Trees and woodland in the planning process: Project WIDGET | 24 and 30 January 2024, Leeds and Bristol | We are seeking the views of a wide range of stakeholders involved with all aspects of the planning process and who are involved in decision making on woodland and trees at all levels. Register for the Project WIDGET events in Leeds or Bristol by 8 January 2024. | No |
Workshop: Where to with Woodlands North West? | 1 February 2024, Cumbria | Find out about the benefits trees and woodlands can provide, including what funding and support is available across the North West. Book the Woodlands North West workshop. | No |
Workshop: benefits and incentives for new farm woodland planting | 6 February 2024, Dorset | Learn about the benefits of tree planting, and the grants available for new farm woodland planting. Have an informal chat over lunch following the presentation. Book your place | No. |
Grow your business: a woodland event for farmers and landowners | 7 February 2024 Doncaster | Learn about woodland creation opportunities and funding, species selection, and woodland management. Other partners will be on hand to provide help and advice. Book ‘Grow your business’ | No |
Workshop: Farm woodland | 20 February 2024, Somerset | Learn about the financial incentives for woodland creation and existing woodland management. There’ll be a question and answer session, followed by a light lunch. Read more and book. | No |
Low Carbon Agri Show | 7 March 2024, Warwickshire | Join the Forestry Commission on stand 212 to learn more about how creating woodlands can help tackle the effects of climate change. Register for your ticket to the Low Carbon Agri Show | No |
Previous events
Event | Date and time | Details | Recording |
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HS2 Woodland Fund: webinar hosted by the Forestry Commission | 8 November 2023 | Funding information to support native woodland creation or the restoration of Plantations on Ancient Woodland sites. | Watch the recording |
Ash dieback and the Tree Health Pilot: webinar hosted by the Forestry Commission | 23 June 2023 | This webinar explains about the ash dieback grant offer within the Tree Health Pilot. | Watch the recording |
Societal benefits of trees, woods and forests in England. Webinar hosted by the Forest Research | 10 May 2023 | This webinar looks at work by the Society and Environment Research Group on the societal benefits of trees, woods, and forests, primarily focusing on England. | Watch the recording |
Red Squirrels and forestry operations: webinar hosted by the Forestry Commission | March 2023 | This webinar offers advice on how to plan and carry out forest operations in woodlands to minimise the possible impacts on red squirrels. | Watch the recording |
You can search our YouTube channel for previous recorded events.
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Added the 'Grow your business' event for 7 February.
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Added 3 events: 24 January, 6 and 20 February 2024.
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Added 2 events: 15 January 2024 and 1 February 2024.
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Removed past events and added the Project WIDGET event on 24 and 30 January 2024.
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Added CLA roadshow events 11 - 14 December.
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Updated with two new events in July
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