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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 9h

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Forestry firms install memorial plaque to commemorate WWII airmen

A memorial plaque has been unveiled to honor three airmen who died in a WWII plane crash on February 3, 1944

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 9h

Forestry firms install memorial plaque to commemorate WWII airmen

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 10h

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The 'little-known' (but high quality) Italian brand that is now in the UK

This article is part of our series on GroundsFest 2025.

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 10h

The 'little-known' (but high quality) Italian brand that is now available in the UK

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 10h

FÖRST has become a member of Made in Britain – the mark that celebrates and supports British manufacturers.

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 10h

The men were killed on February 3, 1944, when their Grumman Avenger FN 821 crashed in poor weather during a transit flight from Gosport to Kirkwall.

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 17h

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'Sorry mate, you’re f****d. It’s their machine now': Bites from the Blog

Operators tried to solve a slightly different conundrum this month.

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 17h

Bites from the Blog: 'Sorry mate, you’re f****d. It’s their machine now'

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 17h

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I've built up my firewood business without a single grant. I am proud of that.

Our young jobbing forester reflects on the rise of his firewood business over the last 10 years.

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 17h

I've built up my firewood business without a single grant. I am proud of that.

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 1d

Do you think Wales' new Timber Industrial Strategy (TIS) will make a difference to forestry in the country? 🤔

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 1d

The unidentified man was snedding the tree when the incident occurred last month in the south-east of Wales.

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GreenMech woodchippers making ‘massive difference’ to one arb firm

The most recent addition to their fleet is the turntable Eco 135TT which is running alongside a gravity-fed CS100.

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GreenMech woodchippers making ‘massive difference’ to one arb firm

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Forestry is a soft target and can't co-ordinate its own PR - Forester's Diary

Our forestry insider has his say on the latest issues in the sector.

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 1d

Forestry is a soft target and can't co-ordinate its own PR - Forester's Diary

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 1d

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Forestry worker dies after tree 'springs back' during snedding work

It is the third known forestry worker death in the UK this year.

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 1d

Forestry worker dies after tree springs back during snedding work

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 1d

Scottish Forestry officials have confirmed that no permission had been granted for the felling and that they are investigating the incident.

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 1d

The lack of a designated action plan and a shortage of skilled workers could prevent the country from hitting the rate of woodland creation it needs to by the end of the decade.

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"I felt like a square peg in a round hole."

The Forestry Commission’s Kate Hawley outlines some of the challenges she has faced as a woman in forestry and just how the sector has changed since she joined in 2010.

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 2d

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Forestry officials open probe into restaurant's 'unauthorised tree felling'

The owners of a restaurant in South Lanarkshire have admitted they “made a mistake” when they felled dozens of trees for a possible car park…

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 2d

Forestry officials open probe into restaurant's unauthorised tree felling

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 3d

With the title, the Leicestershire firm has earned the honour of supplying the tree for the famous Christmas display outside 10 Downing Street.

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Forestry Journal/essentialARB @forestryjournal.bsky.social · 3d

"This range is a milestone in safety wear, and we’re proud to help make forestry more inclusive, one garment at a time."

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