Society and Environment Research Group (SERG) at @Forest_Research. Understanding people, trees and woodlands.
United Kingdom
Joined January 2018
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Looking forward to speaking at this great online event in April and hearing about all the wonderful research that is taking place.
Great to see another paper published on our evaluation of the Active Forests Programme bit.ly/49XPWlO Led by @ForestryEngland and @sportENG in partnership and focused on enabling people to be more physically active in forest environments
How does the firewood 🪵 🪓 trade affect potential movement of tree pests and diseases in Scotland? We want to hear the views and experiences of anyone who harvests, moves, sells, processes or buys firewood. Please share our survey with your friends: tinyurl.com/yt9pyrsw
Excellent World Forum on Forest Therapy Conference in Cheongju, Korea. Liz giving a keynote talk. So interesting to find out about the National Forest Therapy Centres in Korea and the Healing Forests #wellbeing #forests #health @Forest_Research
Liz is thrilled to be giving a keynote talk at the exciting World Forum on Forestry Therapy Conference in South Korea that runs from 27-30th Oct. She will be talking about Green Social Prescribing in the UK. @Forest_Research
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🌳 Excited to be speaking at the Britain’s Forest Future on 17th and 18th November. Liz and Stephen will be speaking alongside an inspiring line-up of researchers and practitioners exploring the future of trees, woodlands and forests. britainsforestfuture.zohobac…
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What motivates you to make sustainable choices? 🍃🌳♻️ If you're a forester, foresters' advisor, or forestry product consumer, have your say in our survey which is now running until the end of October!
🗣️ Have your say by 30 September.
We’re running a survey open to anyone working in forestry or using wood products, from furniture to paper.
We want to know: What motivates you to make sustainable choices? 🌱
Take part here: forestresearch.gov.uk/news/n…
This forms part of a research project exploring how subtle interventions, known as green nudges, could reshape the environments in which decisions are made, encouraging more environmentally friendly choices.
#WoodProducts #ForestrySurvey
Mariella is privileged to present at the joint Urban Tree Guard COST action and European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation meeting on biosecurity and surveillance of tree pests in forests and cities in Portugal. @Forest_Research
How discussing the value of trees in citizen panels influenced participants in our Branching out UK Treescapes project bit.ly/3UyjUUC @UK_Treescapes @Forest_Research @UniOfYork @OpenUniversity @lborouniversity
Using the creative method of postcards to understand the values people hold for trees - see our new short guide bit.ly/3Uw86SO @BranchingOut21 @Forest_Research @lborouniversity @UniOfYork @OpenUniversity
Our new paper is hot off the press. Focused on an innovate collaboration of three Swedish public bodies. The research was led by colleagues at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. @Forest_Research
Our @Forest_Research website now includes final outputs from our project- a longitudinal approach to understand social benefits of new tree planting for local communities forestresearch.gov.uk/resear…
We have a new article published in Trees, Forests and People doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2025.1… Ash trees in Great Britain: How might land-managers respond to a new threat?
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✨📰 New research has been published which explores how to enable & encourage access to woodlands for members of the public from five different minority groups.
Find out more: ow.ly/NaOI50WjwYF
#ForestResearch #InclusiveNature #AccessToNature
Excited to present the Forest Quest #queenelizabethforestpark public engagement activity that @FR_SERG have developed with #ForwardsEU and @ForestryLS colleagues to the UNECE/FAO Forest Communicators' Network annual meeting this afternoon
Congratulations @ForestryEngland and @Sport_England for winning Best project for enhancing health and wellbeing from @ORN_official. @FR_SERG have played our part by monitoring and evaluating the programme that encourages physical activity in forests. 👏👏
So excited to see the new website of the Net Positive Centre and to be working with it over the next few years.
📢 The Net Positive Centre website is live! 🌍Focused on advancing climate-health research & real-world solutions — from urban design to food systems. Funded by @UKRI_News led by a partnership @UniofExeter @UKHSA @nationaltrust @ForestResearchJ
netpositivecentre.com
See our latest work with the @TreeCouncil @UniOfYork @SEIresearch @FeraScience highlighting the importance of the social and cultural value of trees
Principal Social Scientist Liz O'Brien introduces a new module designed to help local authorities (and others) understand how people connect with trees that they value in their communities to help inform decision-making. 🌲💬
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@TheTreeCouncil
More on our public access research #Wellbeing
📊 Our latest research updates 10-year-old data on public access to trees and woodlands. Spending time in nature has huge benefits for health & wellbeing - but how accessible are England’s woodlands?
Find out more: forestresearch.gov.uk/news/1…
Funded by Defra.
#EnglandsWoodlands
New research to understand the existing provision of public access to woodlands in England, as well as opportunities for increasing access, has just been published by @Forest_Research #wellbeing Watch out for more on public access soon.
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