Inspiring Advances in the Science and Practice of Forestry
Established in 1997, Silviculture Research International is dedicated to advancing the science and practice of silviculture, especially its application to the management and conservation in temperate and boreal forests. Silviculture Research International is recognised as a leading provider of applied research, technical development and training in silviculture. A key area of specialism is continuous cover forestry (CCF).
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Silviculture Research International is working in Ireland, the United Kingdom and Canada.
In the Forest
Latest News and Events
News:
- Tree Marker Training Programme – return to Kilteel for another course, especially for senior forestry students interested in continuous cover forestry – 28 February-1 March 2025. This course is being delivered with University College Dublin, with funding support from DAFM.
- Tree Marker Training Programme – A new date has been announced for the 3-day course delivered at Whinfell Forest, Cumbria – 18-20 March 2024 Registration here.
- Royal Forestry Society Winter Lecture – The Inevitability of Irregularity – Shap, Cumbria – 29 January 2025.
- University of Aberdeen – Edward Wilson is appointed an Honorary Lecturer in Forestry, School of Geosciences, effective September 2024
- Tree Marker Training Programme – Three 3-day courses delivered at Whinfell Forest, Cumbria 27 August to 12 September 2024
- Cumbria Woodlands CCF Workshop delivered 23 April 2024
- Final Lecture in the SRUC Multi-Purpose Woodland Management Module, 16 April 2024
- UCD Forestry Study Tour 2024 to Northern England and Southern Scotland completed, 8-12 April 2024
- Cumbria Woodlands CCF Webinar delivered 27 March 2024
- Paper published with Andrew Leslie and Andrew Park in iForest
- Paper accepted for presentation at the US Forest Service National Silviculture Workshop, 16-18 July 2024, Olympia, Washington.
- Lab work completed for the Supersizing Broadleaves research project, March 2024.
- Teaching commences for the SRUC Multi-Purpose Woodland Management Module, from 16 January 2024
- Planning meetings are taking place in January 2024 for the Cumbria Woodlands CCF Workshops [March and April 2024].
Events:
- “Creating Canopies” – AAB conference on woodland creation and urban tree establishment, University of Nottingham, 27-28 November 2023. More information here.
- “Scottish Forestry Trust 40th Anniversary Celebration”, Grassmarket, Edinburgh, 29 November 2023. More information here.
- “Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change and Forest Resilience” – Continuous Cover Forestry Lecture and Field Workshop, National School of Forestry, University of Cumbria, 30 November 2023 and 7 December 2023. More information here.