Forest Ecology Group

Forest Ecology Group of the British Ecological Society. For all your forest-related news and announcements.

[Forest Ecology Group @BESForests]

We have decided to retire this account. To keep in touch with the Forest Ecology SIG, you can follow us on Bluesky (https://t.co/aJalSJ6guc) or Instagram (https://t.co/cjy4MFf2K1), or sign up to our newsletter here: https://t.co/XMqmhGfAgZ

[Forest Research @Forest_Research]

🚨 We’re hiring! Join our team at Forest Research and help shape the future of our forests 🌿

We have a range of exciting roles available — from ecology and fieldwork to finance, project management, and internal communications:

🔬 Scientist – Forest Ecology (Hampshire)
🌱 Forest Research Worker (Haldon Forest Park)
💼 Finance Administrator x2 (Hampshire or Edinburgh)
📊 Project Specialist (Hampshire or Edinburgh)
🗣️ Internal Communications Manager (Hampshire or Edinburgh)

📅 Deadlines: 18–26 May 2025
📍 Various UK locations

👉 Find out more and apply now: https://t.co/eaITGw9FV7

#ForestResearchJobs #EcologyCareers #JoinOurTeam

[Journal of Ecology @JEcology]

🍂This new study is the first to investigate how various leaf biomechanical traits can affect leaf-litter decomposition trajectories, advancing our understanding of how litter decomposability is controlled by leaf functional traits👇#functionaltraits
https://t.co/rk8GGcSMhj

[British Ecological Society @BritishEcolSoc]

📣 Calling all PhD students 📣

Want to learn how to translate research into impact? Applications for the BES POST Fellowship are now open for real-world experience working within the UK parliament to support the use of research evidence.

🗓️ Apply by 11 June

Find out more here: https://t.co/2a0G9e10qT

[Journal of Applied Ecology @JAppliedEcology]

Tree functional strategies and soil microbial communities regulate forest ecosystem services 🌲

Provides important information on which functional groups may be planted to promote particular bundles of ecosystem services 💭

🔗 https://t.co/hrwz7Amdr6

[Trends in Ecology & Evolution @Trends_Ecol_Evo]

Online now: Deriving meaning from acoustic data in hyper-diverse ecosystems https://t.co/bzdM1EYszv

[Jens Svenning @JCSvenning]

🌿Our new study in @NaturePlants: Most European temperate forest plants are associated with semi-open, herbivore-shaped habitats—not closed #forests🐎🌳🔆🌸Highlights need for trophic #rewilding in #conservation & avoiding uniform dense #reforestation🌳☀️🦬https://t.co/VevD9d3XQ7

[Scottish Forestry @scotforestry]

Ready to take the next step in your forestry career?

We’re offering 12-month student placements for those studying forestry or a related discipline.

Contribute to Scotland’s woodland creation goals and gain hands-on experience. Find out more: https://t.co/8pWH0CCZBf

[Journal of Applied Ecology @JAppliedEcology]

Interested in advancing understanding of the ecology and evolutionary consequences of novel communities in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine systems? 💭

Proposals for our new cross-journal Special Feature with @PaN_BES and @JEcology are now open! 👇

https://t.co/B4ArtwP2Be

[UKTreescapes @UK_Treescapes]

What's the best way to maximise #biodiversity in #forests, and does it work with every tree monoculture?

See the global results from #DiversiTree @JamesHuttonInst featured in our end-of-project report.

[BES-Net (Biodiversity and Ecosystems Network) @BESNet_UNDP]

🌱 Have your say in the future of biodiversity action!

@IPBES is calling for requests & suggestions to shape its work programme up to 2030. Whether you're a government, NGO, researcher or Indigenous community, your input matters!

📅 Deadline: 31 May 2025
🔗 Submit here: ...

[Forest Research Society and Env. Research Group @FR_SERG]

Check out our new interdisciplinary paper on early detection strategies for invading tree pests. Providing the first surveillance map for emerald ash borer incursions into the UK.
https://t.co/AFBrlczdDE @Rothamsted @UniOfYork @Forest_Research @uniofwarwick

[Scottish Forestry @scotforestry]

Top forestry job!

Less than a week to submit your application for the post of Director of Policy & Practice at @scotforestry.

Help us shape the future of forestry policy in Scotland! Closing Date 6th April.

➡️https://t.co/hDiOBbUTOs

[Future Trees Trust @FutureTreesUK]

🌳 Opportunity Alert! 🌳

The @royal_forestry Viking Bursary offers up to £2,000 for higher education students to fund original research. Topics include climate change impacts, tree disease, and drought recovery.

Apply here: https://t.co/yt8QAkHLjg

📅 Deadline: 1 May

[Functional Ecology @FunEcology]

🌳Published🌳

#Tree #mycorrhizal associations regulate relationships between #plant & microbial communities & #soil organic C stocks at local scales in a temperate #forest https://t.co/fVpVzaXpdN

[Dr Timothy Utteridge @timutteridge]

‘3,000 year-old’ trees in Tanzania are new species. [Tessmannia - Fabaceae/Leguminosae] https://t.co/SFeyTRMUmx

[Future Trees Trust @FutureTreesUK]

🌳 Join Future Trees Trust as a Board Member! 🌳

Who We're Looking For:
Experts in forestry, environmental conservation, business strategy, finance, marketing, community engagement, or fundraising. Your skills can drive our mission forward!
Apply now: https://t.co/3HGlDKDWpa

[Julia Jones @juliapgjones]

Two fully-funded PhD scholarships @BangorUni in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May.
If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/?)
https://t.co/YJHkyDc5LF

[Institute of Chartered Foresters @TheICF]

Working alongside the @ForestryComm, we've launched a virtual work experience programme on @springpod that gives young people the chance to explore the diverse range of careers available in forestry.

Help us by sharing this programme with your network 👇
https://t.co/wbkk9mAWzF

[Forest Ecology Group @BESForests]

And finally, Gareth shared a snap of the sun coming though the trees on his morning run. #ForestDay #IntlForestDay

[Forest Ecology Group @BESForests]

Happy International Forest Day 2025!🌲🌳Here are some of the committee's favourite forests to celebrate - though it is hard to choose!

First up, Sabina sends this picture from Nepal, where a beautiful forest thrives right beside the highway connecting Nepal and China.

[Forest Ecology Group @BESForests]

Henny sent a picture from a forest of which she has many fond childhood memories (a conventionally managed, but nonetheless beautiful, beech forest in Germany).