Royal Scottish Forestry Society

The Royal Scottish Forestry Society was founded in 1854 as the Scottish Arboricultural Society. In 1869, the society received the patronage of Queen Victoria[1] and the "Royal" prefix was added in 1887.[2] The name changed to the current one in 1930.

Royal Scottish Forestry Society
AbbreviationRSFS
Motto"Ye may be aye sticking in a tree - it will be growing when ye're sleeping"
Formation1854
TypeRegistered charity
Registration no.SC002058
PurposeWoodland management
HeadquartersKirkmahoe, Dumfries
Region
Scotland
Patron
Queen Elizabeth II
Main organ
Scottish Forestry Journal
Websitewww.rsfs.org.uk
Formerly called
Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society

In addition to advising the forestry industry, the RSFS manages its own woodland, Cashel Forest at Cashel, near Milarrochy Bay on the east shore of Loch Lomond. The RSFS purchased the site in 1996 and since then has been establishing a native woodland to demonstrate best practice in woodland management and growing timber.[3][4]

The RSFS publishes a journal,Scottish Forestry.

Among its past presidents was the Scottish botanist Dr. Hugh Cleghorn.[5]

Cashel Forest on Loch Lomondside, founded by the RSFS in 1996

See also

References
  1. "About Us". rsfs.org. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. Smout, T. C.; MacDonald, Alan; Watson, Fiona (2005). History of the Native Woodlands of Scotland 1500-1920. Edinburgh University Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-7486-3294-7.
  3. "Cashel Forest". cashel.org.uk. RSFS/Cashel Forest Trust. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. "Cashel - Your Forest Needs You". www.rsfs.org.uk. RSFS. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  5. "Dr Hugh Cleghorn (1820 – 1895)". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 12 March 2020.


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