Guidance

Forestry Commission Events

A calendar of online and face-to-face events, and details of shows and exhibitions we will be attending.

From:
Forestry Commission
Published
17 November 2022
Last updated
124 FebruaryJanuary 2024 — See all updates

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
Trees and woodland in the planning process: Project WIDGET24 and 30 January 2024, Leeds and BristolWe 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, CumbriaFind 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
Norfolk Farming Conference 6 February 2024, Norfolk We’ll be on hand to discuss woodland creation, the benefits of woodland on your farm and the grants and incentives available. Book Norfolk Farming Conference. NoNo.
Grow your business: a woodland event for farmers and landowners 7 February 2024,2024 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
Lincolnshire Farming Conference 8 February 2024, Lincoln Come and chat to us about woodland creation, the benefits of woodland on your farm, and the grants and incentives available. Book Lincolnshire Farming Conference. No
Workshop: Lincolnshire Farmer’s Woodland Creation Meeting 13 February 2024, Grantham Chat to specialists about your land and the opportunities and grants available at at this free workshop: Lincolnshire Farmer’s Woodland Creation Meeting. No
Rootstock Conference14 February 2024, DevonWe have a stand at this year’s Rootstock conference so do come along and ask us any questions.No
Rockingham Forest Vision - Woodland Creation and Management Workshop 15 February 2024, Northamptonshire Chat to our  specialists and Rockingham Forest Vision about your land and the opportunities and grants available at this free workshop: Rockingham Forest Vision. No
Workshop: Farm Woodland 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 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
Great Yorkshire Show9 July 2024, North YorkshireJoin us in the Forestry Area at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show. Staff will be on hand to discuss wood creation, management, tree health and the grants and support available for farmers and landowners.No

Previous events

Event             Date and time            Details               Recording
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.

Published 17 November 2022
Last updated 124 FebruaryJanuary 2024 + show all updates

  1. Added event details for Rootstock Conference (14 February) and Great Yorkshire Show (9 July).

  2. Added new events for 6, 8, 13 and 15 February.

  3. Added the 'Grow your business' event for 7 February.

  4. Added 3 events: 24 January, 6 and 20 February 2024.

  5. Added 2 events: 15 January 2024 and 1 February 2024.

  6. Removed past events and added the Project WIDGET event on 24 and 30 January 2024.

  7. Added CLA roadshow events 11 - 14 December.

  8. Added a video link to the HS2 Woodland Fund webinar.

  9. Added new events in December.

  10. New events added

  11. Updated with new events

  12. New events added

  13. More events added

  14. Added an event

  15. Added further events

  16. Added events in August and September

  17. Added a new event

  18. Added a show

  19. Updated with two new events in July

  20. Updated to reflect events in June and July 2023

  21. Updated to reflect events in April, May and June 2023

  22. New events added for February and March 2023.

  23. First published.

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