What pressures facing our oaks? How do we find solutions to the UK's oak generation gap? What can you do to help? Read Prof. Melanie Smith's 'Finding solutions to the UK's oak generation gap' over on The Tree Council's substack. https://treetalk.substack.com/p/finding-solutions-to-the-uks-oak

Last week Action Oak spoke at the Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR) Annual Meeting 2026: The Remembering Forest at the University of Birmingham, marking ten years of CO₂ enrichment research at the BIFoR FACE facility. 🌳Thanks for having us BIFoR!🌳

We're still talking oaks at the Royal Welsh Show - we have the latest research, ways to get involved, and some beautiful postcards with fascinating facts! Come and say bore da if you're hanging out at one of our favourite Welsh events! #RoyalWelshShow #Oaks #Research #DidYouKnow #BoreDa

Action Oak has taken over at The Royal Welsh Show to share some incredible Oak facts. Find out more at 804 FOR, or head to www.actionoak.org. (2/2) #Oak #StateOfTheUKOaks #DidYouKnow #ProtectOurOaks #ComeSayHi

@actionoakdirector.bsky.social have taken over at the Royal Welsh Show! Pop along to our stand at 804 FOR to say hi! #RoyalWelshShow #StateOfTheUKsOaks #NativeOaks #ProtectOurOaks #Forestry #WoodlandManagement #AncientTrees #ComeSayHi

Action Oak has taken over at The Royal Welsh Show to share some incredible Oak facts. Find out more at 804 FOR, or head to www.actionoak.org. (1/2) #Oak #StateOfTheUKOaks #DidYouKnow #ProtectOurOaks #ComeSayHi

Action Oak is very sad to read the announcement of the death of the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, one of Britain's most treasured and iconic trees. 📷Major Oak (C) @charles_sainsburyplaice #ActionOak #Ancienttree #nativeoaks #protectingouroaks

🌳Action Oak Spring Newsletter out now! 📰🌳 If you're not signed up to our newsletter you can read it on our website🧐, and if you'd like to sign up to receive our newsletter directly into your mailbox you can also do this on the website as well. #ActionOak #Oaks #ProtectingOurOaks #TreeHealth

🌳As National Plant Health Week 2026 draws to a close Action Oak invites you to lose yourself among the leaves for twenty seconds, and think about what plant health means to you 🌳 🌳Join us in taking action to protect our oaks, head to our website to find out more🌳 #PlantHealthWeek #ActionOak

🌳Observatree Blog from Action Oak!🌳 Read Prof. Melanie Smith's, Action Oak's Research Coordinator, blog about the State of the UK's Oaks report on the Observatree website. https://www.observatree.org.uk/blog/2026/05/the-state-of-the-uk-s-oaks/ #ActionOak #Observatree #PlanthHealthWeek

💡Two New Researcher Spotlights!💡 Drs Carrie Brady & Usman Hussain from School of Applied Sciences UWE Bristol where they are working on the 'BAC-CHAT' project, a 4 year research programme focused on Acute Oak Decline. Head to https://www.actionoak.org/news #PlantHealthWeek #PlantHeroes #ActionOak

New Blog by Dr Estrella Luna-Díez During their lives, trees survive droughts, storms, pests, diseases and increasingly, the pressures of climate change. But how do trees cope with all of this over such long timescales? Head to our website to read on🌳 #NationalPlantHealthWeek #PlantHeroes #ActionOak

🌳This week is National Plant Health Week🌳Why is plant health important? Our trees are increasingly vulnerable to pests and disease, due to globalisation of trade & travel, human activity, & climate change. Action Oak is working to safeguard the future of our native oaks. #PlantHealthWeek #ActionOak

It's National Hedgerow Week 2026. The British landscape is shaped by hundreds of thousands of miles of hedge which includes many oak trees. Join us in celebrating hedgerows, share your oaks-in-hedgerow pictures with us this week! The Tree Council #NationalHedgerowWeek #Oaks #ActionOak

Action Oak's State of the UK's Oaks webinar is now available to view! If you were not able to join us, or would like to see it again, our webinar is now available to view. Head to our website to watch the webinar https://www.actionoak.org/state-of-the-uks-oaks #ProtectingOurOaks

🌳The State of the UK's Oaks Report is here🌳 Action Oak’s new report outlines the pressures currently affecting the UK’s native oak trees, and the emerging risks to the long‑term future of this iconic and ecologically important tree species. https://www.actionoak.org/state-of-the-uks-oaks

🌳We're excited about our upcoming webinar🌳 It's not too late to sign up to hear about our new report, the State of the UK's Oaks, which we are about to launch. When is the webinar? Tuesday 17 March, 2-3pm Sign up here https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RyAaAp_EQ72AY8DxX2VpdQ#/registration

The State of the UK's Oaks webinar, Tuesday 17 March, 2-3pm Introducing our final panelist Lisa (Smith) Brooks, Co-Chair of Action Oak. Lisa is the Chief Operating Officer of Forest Services in the Forestry Commission. With over 25 years' experience in Defra. www.actionoak.org/news

The State of the UK's Oaks webinar, Tuesday 17 March, 2-3pm Introducing panel moderator Dr Chris Nichols, Head of Conservation Outcomes & Evidence, Woodland Trust. Chris has PhD in woodland ecology & invasive species. To book join us for the webinar head to www.actionoak.org/news

The State of the UK's Oaks webinar, Tues 17 March, 2-3pm Introducing panelist Tony Kirkham MBE, VMH, FArborA, FICFor (Hon). Chair of Action Oak's Knowledge into Action sub-committee. Tony was the Head of the Arboretum, Gardens & Horticultural Services, at RBG Kew for 43 years. www.actionoak.org/news

The State of the UK's Oaks Webinar, Tuesday 17 March,2-3pm Introducing panelist Kate Halstead, Climate Change Scientist, Forest Research. Kate's PhD investigated drivers of oak damage during Storm Arwen. She now specialises in wind risk and climate change research. Book now www.actionoak.org/news

The State of the UK's Oaks webinar, Tuesday 17 March, 2-3pm Introducing panelist Prof Nicola Spence. Chair of Action Oak's Research and Monitoring sub-committee. Nicola is the UK Chief Plant Health Officer & is the Head of the National Plant Protection Organisation. https://www.actionoak.org/news

What does the future hold for our oak trees? Join us for a webinar panel discussion to discuss our upcoming new report, The State of the UK's Oaks, and its findings. Tuesday 17 March, 2026, 2pm-3pm Book here https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RyAaAp_EQ72AY8DxX2VpdQ#/registration

Today is red squirrel appreciation day! Action Oak works with the UK Squirrel Accord, together focused on the health of our oak trees which are an important habitat for red squirrels. @uksquirrelaccord.bsky.social #redsquirrelappreciationday #actionoak #oaktrees #nativespecies 📸Ben Wayman

The next @mammalsociety.bsky.social Annual Conference is in #Inverness in March 2026. Their call for abstracts is open until 15 #December2025. Are you involved in #mammal #research or #conservation & have a talk, poster or workshop to present? Find out more: mammal.org.uk/annual-confe... #Scotland

Join our national monitoring project and help expand a network of pheromone traps to improve understanding of the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus. 👉 Sign up: ow.ly/4uIC50XtyqM @forestrycommission.bsky.social @sylva.org.uk #DefraGovUK #WoodlandManagement #TreeHealth

"The oak is home to more animal and plant species than any other tree, as well as hosting microorganisms. His death would lead to a dramatic change in this forest's biodiversity." Win Being an Oak Life as a Tree by Laurent Tillon You can still enter, you have until midnight on Sunday 7 Dec.

We're hiring! Join Action Oak as our Researcher Coordinator. We’re looking for a skilled researcher to develop a research roadmap for Action Oak, and associated activities. If you are passionate about oak trees this is your chance to make a real impact. Info here www.actionoak.org/news/researc...

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Researcher Spotlight!💡🧐 Celyn Bassett (Aberystwyth Uni) is monitoring oak tree health using an app. Gathering info about oaks in the field to help estimate their health and get a view of how disease is spreading. Could you volunteer time to help us monitor our oaks? #oaktrees #nationaltreeweek