Matt Wilkinson
@mattwilkinsonfr.bsky.social
Forests, trees, woodland and bikes. Senior Scientist at Forest Research and former NCEA Programme Manager - research interest include forest C & GHG balance & low cost / DIY sensors
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⭐ News: Jon Burgess Awarded the James Cup!
👉 https://rfs.org.uk/news-list/beavers-woodland-creation-james-cup/
#JamesCup #RFSAwards #QuarterlyJournalOfForestry #WoodlandCreation #Beavers #WoodlandManagement #JamesHuttonInstitute #ForestryCommission #ForestResearch #BIFoRUoB
👉 https://rfs.org.uk/news-list/beavers-woodland-creation-james-cup/
#JamesCup #RFSAwards #QuarterlyJournalOfForestry #WoodlandCreation #Beavers #WoodlandManagement #JamesHuttonInstitute #ForestryCommission #ForestResearch #BIFoRUoB
April 17, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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Exciting new dataset on 🌳'Trees Outside of Woodlands' in Wales - created by @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
datamap.gov.wales/layers/geono...
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Trees Outside of Woodlands | DataMapWales
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March 19, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Exciting new dataset on 🌳'Trees Outside of Woodlands' in Wales - created by @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
datamap.gov.wales/layers/geono...
datamap.gov.wales/layers/geono...
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ICOS Talks is a series of webinars by scientists, for scientists which showcase groundbreaking greenhouse gas science topics facilitated by ICOS data.
ICOS Talks are an output of the @horizoneu.bsky.social project #NUBICOS
ICOS Talks are an output of the @horizoneu.bsky.social project #NUBICOS
March 18, 2026 at 8:24 AM
ICOS Talks is a series of webinars by scientists, for scientists which showcase groundbreaking greenhouse gas science topics facilitated by ICOS data.
ICOS Talks are an output of the @horizoneu.bsky.social project #NUBICOS
ICOS Talks are an output of the @horizoneu.bsky.social project #NUBICOS
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Report of the 2025 British Woodlands Survey published today exploring awareness, action and aspirations among Britain's forestry community relating to #environmentalchange @gabrielhemery.com @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social Read more and download: sylva.org.uk/bws
March 17, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Report of the 2025 British Woodlands Survey published today exploring awareness, action and aspirations among Britain's forestry community relating to #environmentalchange @gabrielhemery.com @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social Read more and download: sylva.org.uk/bws
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➡️💻 Join our upcoming webinar to hear the latest research on drought impacts in UK forestry, including new drought risk indices and decision-support tools designed to help assess tree species suitability under future climates.
🔗 Registration: ow.ly/eYpz50Yv90M
#ForestResearch #Drought #Webinar
🔗 Registration: ow.ly/eYpz50Yv90M
#ForestResearch #Drought #Webinar
Webinar: Understanding drought risk for UK woodland creation and forestry - Forest Research
Hear about new research on how rising drought risk is reshaping UK forestry and the tools being developed to support climate‑smart woodland creation.
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March 17, 2026 at 10:28 AM
➡️💻 Join our upcoming webinar to hear the latest research on drought impacts in UK forestry, including new drought risk indices and decision-support tools designed to help assess tree species suitability under future climates.
🔗 Registration: ow.ly/eYpz50Yv90M
#ForestResearch #Drought #Webinar
🔗 Registration: ow.ly/eYpz50Yv90M
#ForestResearch #Drought #Webinar
Field Research Project Manager - Job Opportunity
The role is leading the Field Research team in Scotland, and is wide and varied. We’re looking for someone who can help us manage a wide portfolio of experiments with excellent management skills.
Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK
The role is leading the Field Research team in Scotland, and is wide and varied. We’re looking for someone who can help us manage a wide portfolio of experiments with excellent management skills.
Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK
February 23, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Field Research Project Manager - Job Opportunity
The role is leading the Field Research team in Scotland, and is wide and varied. We’re looking for someone who can help us manage a wide portfolio of experiments with excellent management skills.
Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK
The role is leading the Field Research team in Scotland, and is wide and varied. We’re looking for someone who can help us manage a wide portfolio of experiments with excellent management skills.
Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK
This is looking like it it is shaping up to be a great event with a superb range of speakers including Dr Tim Lukins from @forestresearchuk.bsky.social talking about his NCEA funded research on improved methods for soil mesofauna identification.
Don’t miss your place at our free conference 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making'. 24 February, online: ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #monitoring #environment #ecosystems #sensors #technology #data
February 17, 2026 at 9:01 AM
This is looking like it it is shaping up to be a great event with a superb range of speakers including Dr Tim Lukins from @forestresearchuk.bsky.social talking about his NCEA funded research on improved methods for soil mesofauna identification.
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Yesterday (despite the miserable weather!) we installed a LICOR evapotranspiration sensor and a new anemometer on our eddy covariance system monitoring a young Sitka spruce stand. The data will allow us to compare the sensors in preparation for future forest research projects. 🌳🧪
February 12, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Yesterday (despite the miserable weather!) we installed a LICOR evapotranspiration sensor and a new anemometer on our eddy covariance system monitoring a young Sitka spruce stand. The data will allow us to compare the sensors in preparation for future forest research projects. 🌳🧪
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📅 To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) is hosting their 3rd Annual Women in Science webinar series. 🌲✨
🔗 Register online: www.iufro.org/events/3rd-a...
#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience #WomeninSTEM
🔗 Register online: www.iufro.org/events/3rd-a...
#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience #WomeninSTEM
3rd Annual Women in Science IUFRO Webinar Series
In 2026, IUFRO will be celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with the 3rd annual Women
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February 10, 2026 at 9:58 AM
📅 To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) is hosting their 3rd Annual Women in Science webinar series. 🌲✨
🔗 Register online: www.iufro.org/events/3rd-a...
#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience #WomeninSTEM
🔗 Register online: www.iufro.org/events/3rd-a...
#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience #WomeninSTEM
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New podcast episode! 🚨
In this podcast, Sebastian Hoefer talks us about his paper ‘Sensors versus surveyors: Comparing passive acoustic monitoring, camera trapping and observer-based monitoring for terrestrial mammals’.
Listen here👂️ buff.ly/f6St086
In this podcast, Sebastian Hoefer talks us about his paper ‘Sensors versus surveyors: Comparing passive acoustic monitoring, camera trapping and observer-based monitoring for terrestrial mammals’.
Listen here👂️ buff.ly/f6St086
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
New podcast episode! 🚨
In this podcast, Sebastian Hoefer talks us about his paper ‘Sensors versus surveyors: Comparing passive acoustic monitoring, camera trapping and observer-based monitoring for terrestrial mammals’.
Listen here👂️ buff.ly/f6St086
In this podcast, Sebastian Hoefer talks us about his paper ‘Sensors versus surveyors: Comparing passive acoustic monitoring, camera trapping and observer-based monitoring for terrestrial mammals’.
Listen here👂️ buff.ly/f6St086
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Yesterday, @erikaberenguer.bsky.social chaired a panel with six members of the Oxford delegation to COP30. The debrief shared insights and reflections on Net Zero and biodiversity targets following the world’s largest climate conference. Watch it here: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/cop30...
Panel Discussion: 'COP30 Debrief: Insights and reflections from the…
The Oxford Climate Research Network and the Oxford Martin School hosted a debrief panel unpacking the key outcomes and implications of COP30, with…
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January 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Yesterday, @erikaberenguer.bsky.social chaired a panel with six members of the Oxford delegation to COP30. The debrief shared insights and reflections on Net Zero and biodiversity targets following the world’s largest climate conference. Watch it here: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/cop30...
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New case studies show how agroforestry can be practical, adaptable and profitable, helping farms remain productive while supporting nature and climate adaptation.
Find out more: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/de25...
Funded by the UK Government through Defra’s Nature for Climate Fund programme.
Find out more: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/de25...
Funded by the UK Government through Defra’s Nature for Climate Fund programme.
Expanding Agroforestry
An introduction to five exemplar case studies
storymaps.arcgis.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:44 AM
New case studies show how agroforestry can be practical, adaptable and profitable, helping farms remain productive while supporting nature and climate adaptation.
Find out more: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/de25...
Funded by the UK Government through Defra’s Nature for Climate Fund programme.
Find out more: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/de25...
Funded by the UK Government through Defra’s Nature for Climate Fund programme.
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Don’t miss our free conf. 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making'. 24 Feb. Speakers incl. @liagilmour.bsky.social @hollytipper.bsky.social @jlittlefair.bsky.social @rachelgaulton.bsky.social @careylab.bsky.social ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026
January 27, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Don’t miss our free conf. 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making'. 24 Feb. Speakers incl. @liagilmour.bsky.social @hollytipper.bsky.social @jlittlefair.bsky.social @rachelgaulton.bsky.social @careylab.bsky.social ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026
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Our EXPLORATION project aims to generate a clearer understanding of how mixed‑species stands in newly established forests respond to drought 🌳
In November, stakeholders helped shape the next phase of this project in a workshop hosted by @drgeorgexenakis.bsky.social 🤝
🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/dfYbx
In November, stakeholders helped shape the next phase of this project in a workshop hosted by @drgeorgexenakis.bsky.social 🤝
🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/dfYbx
January 22, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Our EXPLORATION project aims to generate a clearer understanding of how mixed‑species stands in newly established forests respond to drought 🌳
In November, stakeholders helped shape the next phase of this project in a workshop hosted by @drgeorgexenakis.bsky.social 🤝
🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/dfYbx
In November, stakeholders helped shape the next phase of this project in a workshop hosted by @drgeorgexenakis.bsky.social 🤝
🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/dfYbx
Registration is now open for the UKEOF - Sensing the Environment Conference 2026 - great range of speakers including FR's Dr Tim Lukins.
Our annual conference, 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making' will take place online on 24 February (morning only). Find out more & register: ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #sensors #monitoring #data #environment
January 21, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Registration is now open for the UKEOF - Sensing the Environment Conference 2026 - great range of speakers including FR's Dr Tim Lukins.
Only two days left to apply for the post of Field Station Manager with Forest Research - based at either Roslin or Elgin this is a great opportunity to lead a fantastic team!
Careers - Forest Research
Explore jobs with Forest Research, the UK’s leading scientific organisation for forestry and tree-related research and science.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Only two days left to apply for the post of Field Station Manager with Forest Research - based at either Roslin or Elgin this is a great opportunity to lead a fantastic team!
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The Forest Guide England is published today with Bloomsbury @chiffchat.bsky.social - available in all good bookshops! Signed copies direct from the author: gabrielhemery.com/product/the-...
January 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The Forest Guide England is published today with Bloomsbury @chiffchat.bsky.social - available in all good bookshops! Signed copies direct from the author: gabrielhemery.com/product/the-...
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if you want woodland and forestry, lean-in towards planting a resilient diversity of tree species
a paywall-free version of statements from the Chair of the Forestry Commission and the Chair of Natural England
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#trees #socialscience 🧪
a paywall-free version of statements from the Chair of the Forestry Commission and the Chair of Natural England
robyorke.co.uk/wp-content/u...
#trees #socialscience 🧪
January 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
if you want woodland and forestry, lean-in towards planting a resilient diversity of tree species
a paywall-free version of statements from the Chair of the Forestry Commission and the Chair of Natural England
robyorke.co.uk/wp-content/u...
#trees #socialscience 🧪
a paywall-free version of statements from the Chair of the Forestry Commission and the Chair of Natural England
robyorke.co.uk/wp-content/u...
#trees #socialscience 🧪
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🌳Structural complexity across a continuum of woodland establishment methods from planting to natural colonisation🌳
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January 9, 2026 at 11:44 AM
🌳Structural complexity across a continuum of woodland establishment methods from planting to natural colonisation🌳
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🔎✨We are looking for two new Committee members to join the Forestry Commission Expert Committee on Forest Science.
📢 Closing Date: 30th January 2026
🔗 Apply online: ow.ly/6qEG50XTng0
#ForestryCommission #ForestResearch #ECFS
📢 Closing Date: 30th January 2026
🔗 Apply online: ow.ly/6qEG50XTng0
#ForestryCommission #ForestResearch #ECFS
January 9, 2026 at 10:28 AM
🔎✨We are looking for two new Committee members to join the Forestry Commission Expert Committee on Forest Science.
📢 Closing Date: 30th January 2026
🔗 Apply online: ow.ly/6qEG50XTng0
#ForestryCommission #ForestResearch #ECFS
📢 Closing Date: 30th January 2026
🔗 Apply online: ow.ly/6qEG50XTng0
#ForestryCommission #ForestResearch #ECFS
We are recruiting a Data & Information Lead - great opportunity to join a fantastic team www.forestresearch.gov.uk/about-us/car...
Current Opportunities - Forest Research
Browse the latest vacancies and current job opportunities at Forest Research, and apply online.
www.forestresearch.gov.uk
January 9, 2026 at 10:26 AM
We are recruiting a Data & Information Lead - great opportunity to join a fantastic team www.forestresearch.gov.uk/about-us/car...
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Making use of data from 38 stations in Europe, ICOS can report that the CO₂ level in the atmosphere increased with 3.08 ppm in 2025. This value exceeds the average over the past 10-20 years of about 2.5 ppm/year. This information is available through #ICOSCurve tool.
➡️ https://ow.ly/pBWo50XSTA3
➡️ https://ow.ly/pBWo50XSTA3
January 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Making use of data from 38 stations in Europe, ICOS can report that the CO₂ level in the atmosphere increased with 3.08 ppm in 2025. This value exceeds the average over the past 10-20 years of about 2.5 ppm/year. This information is available through #ICOSCurve tool.
➡️ https://ow.ly/pBWo50XSTA3
➡️ https://ow.ly/pBWo50XSTA3
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“it is clear from our weather observations and climate models that human-induced global warming is impacting the UK’s climate”
"Since the start of the 21st Century, a new record has been set for UK annual mean temperature no less than six times – in 2002, 2003, 2006, 2014, 2022 and now 2025"
"Since the start of the 21st Century, a new record has been set for UK annual mean temperature no less than six times – in 2002, 2003, 2006, 2014, 2022 and now 2025"
2025 has broken historical climate records, with provisional Met Office figures showing it has been both the warmest and sunniest year on record for the UK.
Find out more: www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
Find out more: www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
January 2, 2026 at 2:46 PM
“it is clear from our weather observations and climate models that human-induced global warming is impacting the UK’s climate”
"Since the start of the 21st Century, a new record has been set for UK annual mean temperature no less than six times – in 2002, 2003, 2006, 2014, 2022 and now 2025"
"Since the start of the 21st Century, a new record has been set for UK annual mean temperature no less than six times – in 2002, 2003, 2006, 2014, 2022 and now 2025"
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The scientific evidence is absolutely crystal clear:
We are certain the world is warming because we're burning fossil fuels and putting more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
So we have to stop doing that
We also need to adapt to the changes we've already caused
www.channel4.com/news/uk-alre...
We are certain the world is warming because we're burning fossil fuels and putting more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
So we have to stop doing that
We also need to adapt to the changes we've already caused
www.channel4.com/news/uk-alre...
UK ‘already seeing impact of climate change’, says Met Office scientist
The Met Office announced today that 2025 was the warmest and sunniest year in the UK since records began, beating the previous record set only three years ago.
www.channel4.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:56 PM
The scientific evidence is absolutely crystal clear:
We are certain the world is warming because we're burning fossil fuels and putting more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
So we have to stop doing that
We also need to adapt to the changes we've already caused
www.channel4.com/news/uk-alre...
We are certain the world is warming because we're burning fossil fuels and putting more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
So we have to stop doing that
We also need to adapt to the changes we've already caused
www.channel4.com/news/uk-alre...