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Forestry Commission events

A calendar of online and face-to-face Forestry Commission events, and details of shows and exhibitions we are attending.

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Forestry Commission
Published:
17 November 2022
Last updated:
30 September 2026
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  1. Added 3 webinars: Productive woodlands, Agroforestry grants explained and PA4 agroforestry plans explained.

  2. Deleted past events and added 7 new events: Wildfire Resilience Summit, CSHT application clinic, Wildfire Conference, 3x Farming roadshows and the Confor UK Policy Conference.

  3. Deleted past events.

  4. Removed past events and added links to recordings of 2 events in the 'Planning to planting' webinar series.

  5. Removed past events and added 9 new events: The Glamping Show, Surrey Hills Wood Fair, a Natural England webinar, EWCO and WCPG advice session, Dairy Show and 4x Woodland and agroforestry advice drop-ins.

  6. Added the Romsey Show.

  7. Deleted past events and added 2 new events: Lakes Deer Fest and Chartered Institute of Horticulture Skills Summit.

  8. Removed past events and added 4x new events: Weald of Kent Ploughing Match and Show, Collingham Show, Southwell Ploughing Match and Show and Brailsford Ploughing Match.

  9. Removed past events.

  10. Removed past events.

  11. Removed past events. Added: Woodland and agroforestry advice drop in, Launceston Agricultural Show, Burwarton Show, Bucks County Show, Moreton in Marsh Show, APF Exhibition 2026 and the National Tree Conference 2026.

  12. 2 new events added: Women in Timber Seminar and the National Forestry Conference.

  13. Removed Women in Forestry as Rebecca Maude added it in error. Also removed 2 other events as the dates had passed.

  14. Two previous events have been deleted, Groundswell and Bugthorpe Woodland walk. Also 2 events were added BIFoR Annual Meeting 2026: The Remembering Forest and Women in Forestry.

  15. Removed 4 events - The Royal Norfolk Show, Woodland & agroforestry advice drop in, getting trees in the ground - online and the Woodbuild 2026. Added 1 event - Managing new woodland.

  16. Removed 3 events - Lincolnshire Show, How to apply for Tree Production Innovation Fund and Trees and woodland grants and support workshop.

  17. Removed 3 events, Defra June farming updates, Cereals and Royal Three Counties show. Added new event WoodBuild 2026.

  18. Deleted a past event.

  19. Removed past events and added 10 new: Defra June farming updates, Royal Three Counties Show, Lincolnshire Show, Tree planting workshop and farm walk, Royal Norfolk Show, Woodland and agroforestry advice drop in, Groundswell, Bugthorpe woodland walk, National Landscapes Conference, and Tendering Show.

  20. Removed past events and added 1 new event: Cereals 2026.

  21. Removed past events and added 5 new events: 3x OPM awareness days, Devon County Show and the Royal Cornwall Show.

  22. Deleted past events.

  23. Deleted past events and added 2 new webinars: how to apply to the TPCG and TPIF.

  24. Deleted past events.

  25. Deleted past events and added 1 new event: Protecting Water – Actions for Farmers.

  26. Deleted past events and added 7 new events: EWCO application training day, Woodland creation farm walk – Huntingford Farm, The Challenges of Managing a Woodland in the High Weald of Kent, CSHT Deer & Squirrel Impact Surveys, Heathfield Show, Northumberland County Show and the Great Yorkshire Show.

  27. Added 2 new events: Beyond the Bark and Timber and Getting trees in the ground.

  28. Deleted past events and added one new event: Woodland grants – intro for landowners.

  29. Deleted past events.

  30. Deleted past event.

  31. Deleted past events and added one new event: The stalking show in Staffordshire.

  32. Deleted past events and added 1 new event: The state of the UK's oaks.

  33. Removed past events and added 1 new event: Practical land management to benefit nature and your farm business – Brigstock.

  34. Removed past events, added the National Conference 2026: Innovation for a Resilient Tomorrow and updated the webinars listed to: Writing species management plans for grey squirrels and deer; Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier: PAWS, ASNW and resilience supplements; First steps towards woodland creation.

  35. Added Catchment Sensitive Farming's 3 Harbours Farming Workshop.

  36. Deleted past events and added new events: Rootstock, Eco Park Woodland Weekender, Isle of Wight Farming Conference, Kent Farm Expo and 2x Woods for water workshops.

  37. Removed past events.

  38. Updated event details for 'Put trees to work roadshow – Elmesthorpe' to the correct date and location: Feb 23rd at Elmesthorpe.

  39. Removed past events and added 3 new events: LAMMA, Farm Safety Event and a Supplytrain CIC webinar.

  40. Added South West grey squirrel summit.

  41. Removed event.

  42. Added new events: Agroforestry in practice: realising the potential of trees, 6 Put trees to work roadshows and the South East and London Forestry Agents' Forum.

  43. Removed past events and added 2 new events: Woodland Trust tree giveaway collection day and Farming your woodlands.

  44. Deleted past events.

  45. Removed past events and added 3 webinars: Writing species management plans for grey squirrels and deer; Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier: PAWS, ASNW and resilience supplements; Planning to planting: designing your woodland;

  46. Removed past events and added 2 new events: Britain’s Forest Future: Research-Practice Exchange and Confor UK Policy Conference.

  47. Removed past events and added 5 new events: Midlands Machinery Show, Tree selection and grants – a woodland event, Best Practice Venison Forum and 2x Woodland Giveaway days.

  48. Added the Farm Business Innovation Show.

  49. Removed past events and added a new online event: Planning to planting: first steps towards woodland creation.

  50. Removed past event.

  51. Removed past events.

  52. Added 8 events: Trees on farm: resilience and connectivity, Farming roadshow: support and resilience - Thame, Protecting trees from mammal damage, Farming roadshow: support and resilience - Wantage, Farming roadshow: support and resilience - Southampton, Woodland creation - delivering your EWCO project, Farming roadshow: support and resilience - Isle of Wight and Farming roadshow: support and resilience - Petersfield.

  53. Added Trees and woodlands as nature based solutions (21 Oct) and Woodland creation and management: best practice for game (23 Oct).

  54. Removed past events and added 1 new event, titled 'Trees on your land: planning, planting and managing'.

  55. Removed past events and published 4 events as part of the series 'Discover support and opportunities for tree planting'.

  56. Added 'Farm diversification and resilience workshop' at Yeomadon Farm.

  57. Removed past events.

  58. Removed past events.

  59. Removed a past event.

  60. Added two new events: a farm walk at The Grower Tree Nursery, and a farm resilience workshop at Grascott Farm.

  61. Removed past events and added 7 new events: Farm walk and talk, Farm walk at Orchard Park Farms, West Grinstead Ploughing Match, Collingham Show, East Kent Ploughing Match, Brailsford Ploughing Match and Woodland communications day.

  62. Added the Westmorland County Show, Herefordshire Rural Hub Business Advice Day and National Tree Officers Conference.

  63. Deleted an event that has passed.

  64. Added Weald of Kent Ploughing Match.

  65. Removed expired events.

  66. Added Burwarton Show.

  67. Removed outdated events and updated the link for the National Forestry Conference.

  68. Added the National Forestry Conference.

  69. Added 7 events: Royal Cornwall Show (5 June), Lincolnshire Show (18 June), Ash dieback: response and resilience (1 July), Groundswell (2 July), Stansted Summer Festival (19 July), Bucks County Show (28 August) and Alresford Show (6 September).

  70. Removed the event 'Healthy Woodlands in the South East: Crawley Down' as it's cancelled.

  71. Removed past events.

  72. Added Rural Communities Funding Webinar, Northumberland County Show, and Suffolk Show.

  73. Added 3 x Healthy Woodlands in the South East events.

  74. Added Agroforestry Open Weekend 2025, Oxford Real Farming Conference, Kent County Show and Tendring Show.

  75. Added Tree Health Clinic.

  76. Added 4 events for the recently opened tree and seed production grants: Tree Production Innovation Fund (TPIF) knowledge transfer webinars, Tree Production Innovation Fund (TPIF) ‘how to apply’ webinar, Tree Production Capital Grant (TPCG) ‘how to apply’ webinar and Seed Sourcing Grant (SSG) ‘how to apply’ webinar.

  77. Added 2 events: Great Yorkshire Show and Agroforestry Show.

  78. Added Towards the London Tree Ring on 28 March.

  79. Added Bridging Borders: Forestry Conference.

  80. Removed old events.

  81. 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'.

  82. Added NFU Conference and Low Carbon Agriculture Show.

  83. Added Kent Farming Conference, Norfolk Farming Conference, Lincolnshire Farming Conference and Isle of Wight Farming Conference.

  84. Added LAMMA Show 15 to 16 January.

  85. Added Oxford Real Farming Conference.

  86. Added the event Woodland Creation and Deer Management (27 November).

  87. Added the event 'Benefits and incentives for new woodland planting' on 11 November.

  88. Added Farm Business Innovation Show. Changed the dates for 'Forestry Facing the Future: eDNA, ecosystems and international commitments' from October 2024 to February 2025.

  89. Removed out of date events.

  90. Added Midlands Machinery Show.

  91. Added a series of online events from: "Forestry Facing the Future: a 50-year horizon scan".

  92. Added Woodland Creation - Delivering your EWCO Project, Chichester Ploughing Match, and Woodland Condition Assessment webinar.

  93. Events added: Call For Land Summit and Woodland Communications Day.

  94. Added: Halstead Ploughing Match, Managing deer across the English landscape, Basingstoke and District Ploughing Match, British National Ploughing Championships and Borderway Agri Expo.

  95. 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.

  96. Added: Farmers Weekly: Alternative Land Use, Pie in a Pub: Carbon and Woodland Talk and The Dairy Show.

  97. Added The Collingham Show and Southwell Ploughing Match.

  98. Added Westmorland County Show and Tenbury Show.

  99. Added Driffield Show.

  100. Added events: Edenbridge & Oxted Agricultural Show, Alresford Show, Moreton-in-Marsh Show, Hampshire Country Sports Day, Newbury Show and National Forestry Conference 2024.

  101. Removed the event 'Next Generation Pizza & Pimms (Cumbria)', now postponed.

  102. Removed past events.

  103. Removed outdated events.

  104. Removed outdated events and changed the date for the Woodland Creation and Deer Management event.

  105. outdated events removed.

  106. Added ICF Agroforestry Day and Woodland Creation and Deer Management in Shropshire.

  107. Corrected error with date: changed Cheshire Show from July to June.

  108. Added Bucks County Show, Royal Cheshire County Show and Kent County Show.

  109. Added: Royal Bath and West Show, Royal Cornwall Show, Devon County Show Awards, Burwarton Show, and Wiltshire Game & Country Fair.

  110. Added events: Nottinghamshire County Show, Cereals 2024, CLA North: Next Generation Pizza & Pimms, Royal Norfolk Show and Lincolnshire Show.

  111. Added Suffolk Show.

  112. Added Heathfield Agricultural Show.

  113. 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.

  114. Added the following events: National Shooting Show and Honley Show.

  115. Removed old events.

  116. Added East Lancashire trees and woodland advice drop-in.

  117. Added events: Association of Professional Foresters (APF 2024) and Groundswell.

  118. Added Tendring Show and Essex Young Farmers' Show.

  119. Added Woodland Creation Clinic and East Anglian Game & Country Fair.

  120. Past events removed.

  121. Added West Midlands Combined Authority 13 March.

  122. Added NFU Conference (NFU24) 20-22 February.

  123. Removed past events.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  130. Added CLA roadshow events 11 - 14 December.

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

  132. Added new events in December.

  133. New events added

  134. Updated with new events

  135. New events added

  136. More events added

  137. Added an event

  138. Added further events

  139. Added events in August and September

  140. Added a new event

  141. Added a show

  142. Updated with two new events in July

  143. Updated to reflect events in June and July 2023

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

  145. New events added for February and March 2023.

  146. First published.

Applies to England

We attend a range of events to give advice on planting woodland, and what grants are available.

We also hold training events and webinars on specific funding schemes and areas of forestry. We encourage you to sign up in advance to ensure your place.

We update this events page regularly.

Upcoming events

Women in Timber Seminar

1 October 2026 (Leeds)

Our Area Operations Manager for Yorkshire and the North East will be speaking at the Women in Timber Seminar bringing together women who work in forestry.

National Forestry Conference

7 October 2026 (Newbury)

The National Forestry Conference has been organised by the Country Land and Business Association, Forestry Commission and Grown in Britain. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Commerciality through connectivity’.

There will be speakers from the Forestry Commission discussing how stronger links across the supply chain, industry and policy can unlock commercial opportunities and drive success.

Brailsford Ploughing Match

7 October 2026 (Derbyshire)

Come see us at the 120th annual Brailsford Ploughing Match. We’ll be on hand to talk about the benefits and incentives for woodland creation, and answer any questions you may have.

Dairy Show

7 October 2026 (Somerset)

Join us at the Defra stand for the UK’s largest Dairy Show. Discuss your land use, woodland creation and agroforestry ideas.

Lakes Deer Fest

10 October 2026 (Cumbria)

Lakes Deer Fest celebrates the red and roe deer of Cumbria. There will be music, talks, films, photography and family activities. We will share fascinating wildlife stories from the people behind wildlife conservation and sustainable deer management – including our Forestry Commission Deer Officer.

Wildfire Resilience Summit

20 October 2026 (online)

Discover lessons from recent wildfire events and practical approaches to building resilient forests and landscapes. Our Forestry Commission wildfire expert will join leading researchers and practitioners to share knowledge and good practice. Book your place at the Wildfire Resilience Summit 2026.

Application clinic – Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT)

20 October 2026 (Hampshire)

Join Forestry Commission and Rural Payments Agency staff to help troubleshoot and answer questions on your current CSHT woodland improvement grant application in the South East and London area. Book your place at the CSHT application clinic.

Managing new woodland

21 October 2026 (online)

The first few years are critical to establishing a healthy woodland. The fourth event in our ‘Planning to planting’ series, this practical virtual session is aimed at landowners and land managers and will cover how to give your trees the best start. Book your place on Managing new woodland.

Woodland and agroforestry advice drop-in – Ventnor

21 October 2026 (Isle of Wight)

Join Forestry Commission advisors between 9.30am and 1pm for informal, one-to-one conversations about woodland creation, management and agroforestry. Book your place at Ventnor.

Woodland and agroforestry advice drop-in – Albury

27 October 2026 (Surrey)

Join Forestry Commission advisors between 9.30am and 1pm for informal, one-to-one conversations about woodland creation, management and agroforestry. Book your place at Albury.

National Tree Officers Conference 2026

4 November 2026 (Sheffield)

The National Tree Officers Conference provides a unique platform for local authority tree professionals and the wider sector to connect, learn and exchange ideas. One of our Woodland Officers will be speaking at the event covering tree felling licences, the importance of woodland management plans and the support available to put them in place.

Chartered Institute of Horticulture (CIH) Skills Summit

4 November 2026 (London)

The Forestry Commission’s Senior Policy Advisor for Skills, Business and Markets will be one of the speakers at the CIH Skills Summit, aiming to bring together colleagues from across horticulture.

Productive woodlands: creating, managing and maximising value

5 November 2026 (online)

Discover how productive woodlands can support commercial, environmental and estate objectives. Speakers from the Forestry Commission, Scottish Woodlands and Nicholsons will share practical insights on woodland creation, management, timber markets and resilience. Register for Productive woodlands: creating, managing and maximising value.

Agroforestry grants explained

10 November 2026 (online)

Learn more about agroforestry grants, eligibility and how to apply. We will cover the capital items and the different forms of annual payments available through the Sustainable Farming Incentive and CSHT. Book your place at Agroforestry grants explained.

Farming roadshow: support and resilience – Waddesdon

10 November 2026 (Buckinghamshire)

Join advisors from Catchment Sensitive Farming, the Forestry Commission, Natural England and partners at the Farming roadshow at Waddesdon.

The workshop will focus on water and climate resilience within your business and in-field tree and woodland creation opportunities. We will also share the services and support that can provide to aid your on-farm decision making.

UK Wildfire Conference

10-11 November 2026 (Leeds)

Join wildfire experts, land managers and policymakers to explore how the UK can prepare for increasing wildfire risk at the UK Wildfire Conference. Hear from our Forestry Commission wildfire expert for practical tools for integrated wildfire planning.

PA4 agroforestry plans explained

17 November 2026 (online)

This webinar is designed to support anyone interested in applying for, or in the process of writing a PA4. The webinar will focus on what’s expected of applicants and agents when you’re writing a plan, including the level of detail required for each section. Book your place at PA4 agroforestry plans explained.

Farming roadshow: support and resilience – East Malling

19 November 2026 (Kent)

Join advisors from Catchment Sensitive Farming, the Forestry Commission, Natural England and partners at the Farming roadshow at East Malling.

The workshop will focus on water and climate resilience within your business and in-field tree and woodland creation opportunities. We will also share the services and support that can provide to aid your on-farm decision making.

Farming roadshow: support and resilience – Theale

27 November 2026 (Reading)

Join advisors from Catchment Sensitive Farming, the Forestry Commission, Natural England and partners at the Farming roadshow at Theale.

The workshop will focus on water and climate resilience within your business and in-field tree and woodland creation opportunities. We will also share the services and support that can provide to aid your on-farm decision making.

Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor) UK Policy Conference

3 December 2026 (London)

Join Confor’s flagship policy conference exploring timber security and the future of forest-based industries. Hear insights from Richard Stanford, Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, alongside leading voices from across the sector. Book your place at the Confor UK Policy Conference.

Previous recorded events

Writing species management plans for grey squirrels and deer

This webinar focused on what is expected of CSHT applicants and agents when they are writing a species management plan for the control of grey squirrels or deer.

Writing species management plans for grey squirrels and deer

Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier: PAWS, ASNW and resilience supplements

This webinar shares the differences between the three CSHT non-stackable supplements and where they can be used.

Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier: PAWS, ASNW and resilience supplements

Planning to planting webinar series

First steps towards woodland creation

This webinar covers the benefits of woodland creation, the support available and practical tips to consider at this early stage.

First steps towards woodland creation

Designing your woodland

This webinar covers what to consider when designing your new woodland to ensure it is sympathetic to the landscape, meets your objectives and complies with the UK Forestry Standard.

Designing your woodland

Getting trees in the ground

This webinar covers the practicalities of working with contractors, how to prepare your soil and trees, plus how to submit claims for EWCO.

Getting trees in the ground

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