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 update this page regularly with new events.
Upcoming events
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East Anglian Game & Country Fair (Suffolk)
Date: 27 to 28 April 2024
We’ll be on hand to discuss woodland creation, woodland and deer management and the benefits of woodland on your farm and the grants and incentives available. Read more about the Game & Country Fair.
Essex Young Farmers Show
Date: 19 May 2024
We will be joined by Thames Chase Community Forest and Essex County Council to discuss trees and woodland creation, woodland and deer management and the benefits of woodland.woodland Book Essex Young Farmers Show.
Groundswell (Hertfordshire)
Date: 26 to 27 June 2024
Join us at Groundswell and discover how tree planting can support and improve biodiversity, soil health, provide protection for crops and livestock as well as improving water quality and mitigating flooding.
Great Yorkshire Show
Date: 9 to 12 July 2024
Join 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.
Tendring Show (Suffolk)
Date: 13 July 2024
Chat to us about woodland creation and the benefits of woodland on your farm and the grants and incentives available. Book Tendring Show.
Association of Professional Foresters (APF 2024) (Warwickshire)
Date: 19 to 21 September 2024
Come and talk to us at APF 2024 for advice and support on woodland creation, woodland management, how to reduce the threat from pests and diseases and see Forest Research demonstrating their work in their innovative mobile laboratory.
Previous recorded events
| Event | Date | 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.
Last updated 13
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Added East Lancashire trees and woodland advice drop-in.
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Added events: Association of Professional Foresters (APF 2024) and Groundswell.
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Added Tendring Show and Essex Young Farmers' Show.
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Added Woodland Creation Clinic and East Anglian Game & Country Fair.
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Past events removed.
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Added West Midlands Combined Authority 13 March.
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Added NFU Conference (NFU24) 20-22 February.
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Removed past events.
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Added event details for Rootstock Conference (14 February) and Great Yorkshire Show (9 July).
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Added new events for 6, 8, 13 and 15 February.
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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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Added a video link to the HS2 Woodland Fund webinar.
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Added new events in December.
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New events added
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Updated with new events
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New events added
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More events added
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Added an event
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Added further events
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Added events in August and September
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Added a new event
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Added a show
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Updated with two new events in July
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Updated to reflect events in June and July 2023
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Updated to reflect events in April, May and June 2023
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New events added for February and March 2023.
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First published.
Update history
2025-04-24 08:49
Added 2 events: Great Yorkshire Show and Agroforestry Show.
2025-03-19 18:03
Added Towards the London Tree Ring on 28 March.
2025-03-06 11:15
Added Bridging Borders: Forestry Conference.
2025-02-13 12:58
Removed old events.
2025-01-28 10:26
Added events: ‘Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier webinar’, 5 x Farming Roadshows (Faversham, Woodchurch, Edenbridge, West Sussex and East Sussex), ‘Forestry Agents’ Forum – South East and London’, and ‘Unlocking opportunities for farm businesses: productive forestry’.
2025-01-09 10:02
Added NFU Conference and Low Carbon Agriculture Show.
2024-12-17 12:16
Added Kent Farming Conference, Norfolk Farming Conference, Lincolnshire Farming Conference and Isle of Wight Farming Conference.
2024-12-11 11:19
Added LAMMA Show 15 to 16 January.
2024-12-04 16:57
Added Oxford Real Farming Conference.
2024-11-12 11:35
Added the event Woodland Creation and Deer Management (27 November).
2024-11-01 09:52
Added the event ‘Benefits and incentives for new woodland planting’ on 11 November.
2024-10-09 14:59
Added Farm Business Innovation Show. Changed the dates for ‘Forestry Facing the Future: eDNA, ecosystems and international commitments’ from October 2024 to February 2025.
2024-10-09 09:25
Removed out of date events.
2024-10-02 10:16
Added Midlands Machinery Show.
2024-09-18 12:51
Added a series of online events from: “Forestry Facing the Future: a 50-year horizon scan”.
2024-09-11 11:11
Added Woodland Creation – Delivering your EWCO Project, Chichester Ploughing Match, and Woodland Condition Assessment webinar.
2024-08-29 15:51
Events added: Call For Land Summit and Woodland Communications Day.
2024-08-14 10:55
Added: Halstead Ploughing Match, Managing deer across the English landscape, Basingstoke and District Ploughing Match, British National Ploughing Championships and Borderway Agri Expo.
2024-08-08 11:57
Added: Hampshire Countryside Day, East Kent Ploughing Match, West Grinstead Ploughing Match, Weald of Kent Ploughing Match, Brailsford Ploughing Match, Herefordshire Rural Business Advice Day and West Country Farming and Machinery Show.
2024-08-02 12:04
Added: Farmers Weekly: Alternative Land Use, Pie in a Pub: Carbon and Woodland Talk and The Dairy Show.
2024-07-24 10:47
Added The Collingham Show and Southwell Ploughing Match.
2024-07-17 12:36
Added Westmorland County Show and Tenbury Show.
2024-07-10 13:31
Added Driffield Show.
2024-07-03 11:30
Added events: Edenbridge & Oxted Agricultural Show, Alresford Show, Moreton-in-Marsh Show, Hampshire Country Sports Day, Newbury Show and National Forestry Conference 2024.
2024-06-27 13:44
Removed the event ‘Next Generation Pizza & Pimms (Cumbria)’, now postponed.
2024-06-27 09:24
Removed past events.
2024-06-12 10:23
Removed outdated events.
2024-06-05 12:27
Removed outdated events and changed the date for the Woodland Creation and Deer Management event.
2024-05-31 12:36
outdated events removed.
2024-05-23 09:05
Added ICF Agroforestry Day and Woodland Creation and Deer Management in Shropshire.
2024-05-17 09:09
Corrected error with date: changed Cheshire Show from July to June.
2024-05-15 10:21
Added Bucks County Show, Royal Cheshire County Show and Kent County Show.
2024-05-08 14:45
Added: Royal Bath and West Show, Royal Cornwall Show, Devon County Show Awards, Burwarton Show, and Wiltshire Game & Country Fair.
2024-05-01 11:26
Added events: Nottinghamshire County Show, Cereals 2024, CLA North: Next Generation Pizza & Pimms, Royal Norfolk Show and Lincolnshire Show.
2024-04-24 10:26
Added Suffolk Show.
2024-04-18 13:25
Added Heathfield Agricultural Show.
2024-04-11 14:18
Added events: Alternative Land Uses: Agroforestry, Land agent and advisor EWCO training day, Northumberland County Show, Transition Live and updated information for the Association of Professional Foresters event.
2024-04-02 10:54
Added the following events: National Shooting Show and Honley Show.
2024-03-20 09:44
Removed old events.
2024-03-13 10:30
Added East Lancashire trees and woodland advice drop-in.
2024-03-06 12:59
Added events: Association of Professional Foresters (APF 2024) and Groundswell.
2024-02-29 11:16
Added Tendring Show and Essex Young Farmers’ Show.
2024-02-28 10:00
Added Woodland Creation Clinic and East Anglian Game & Country Fair.
2024-02-22 09:06
Past events removed.
2024-02-15 09:55
Added West Midlands Combined Authority 13 March.
2024-02-15 09:26
Added NFU Conference (NFU24) 20-22 February.
2024-02-08 10:51
Removed past events.
2024-02-01 10:14
Added event details for Rootstock Conference (14 February) and Great Yorkshire Show (9 July).
2024-01-24 11:00
Added new events for 6, 8, 13 and 15 February.
2024-01-17 12:47
Added the ‘Grow your business’ event for 7 February.
2024-01-11 11:58
Added 3 events: 24 January, 6 and 20 February 2024.
2023-12-28 09:11
Added 2 events: 15 January 2024 and 1 February 2024.
2023-12-20 12:02
Removed past events and added the Project WIDGET event on 24 and 30 January 2024.
2023-12-07 16:08
Added CLA roadshow events 11 – 14 December.
2023-11-23 15:18
Added a video link to the HS2 Woodland Fund webinar.
2023-11-17 13:28
Added new events in December.
2023-11-02 13:11
New events added
2023-10-12 09:35
Updated with new events
2023-10-05 10:48
New events added
2023-09-06 16:08
Added an event
2023-08-11 12:35
Added further events
2023-07-31 10:01
Added events in August and September
2023-07-06 09:31
Added a new event
2023-06-29 09:30
Added a show
2023-06-21 14:16
Updated with two new events in July
2023-06-08 08:43
Updated to reflect events in June and July 2023
2023-03-30 15:54
Updated to reflect events in April, May and June 2023
2023-01-24 10:42
New events added for February and March 2023.
2022-11-17 14:10
First published.