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| Abbreviation | RFS |
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| Formation | 1882 |
| Founder | Henry Clark, John W Robson |
| Founded at | Northumberland |
| Type | Registered charity |
| Purpose | Woodland management |
| Headquarters | Banbury, Oxfordshire |
Region | England, Wales, Northern Ireland |
Main organ | The Quarterly Journal of Forestry (QJF) |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | English Arboricultural Society |
The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) is an educational charity and one of the oldest membership organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for those actively involved in woodland management.
The RFS has a broad membership which includes woodland owners, managers, countryside professionals (land agents, ecologists, conservationists), academics, students and others with a general interest in woodland management. Membership is open to all.