Some of the UK and Ireland’s foremost silviculturalists and forest tree breeders are working with us to study how best to ensure our future broadleaved trees will be doing all they can to help us. 

Our team consists of:

Dr Peter Savill, Oxford Forestry Institute, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford (retired), Fellow of Linacre College - Chair of Trustees

Graham Taylor, Director, Pryor and Rickett Silviculture - Co-Chair of Management Committee

Geraint Richards, Head Forester, Duchy of Cornwall - Co-Chair of Management Committee

Dr David Boshier –Senior Research Associate Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford

Dr Rodrigo Olave – Team Leader, Agri Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI, Loughgall, Co. Armagh)

Dr Andrew Barbour – Estate Manager, Atholl Estates

Jo Clark – Forest Research Manager, Earth Trust, Oxfordshire

Dr Gabriel Hemery – CEO, Sylva Foundation, Oxfordshire

Karen Russell – Independent forestry consultant, formerly with Lockhart Garratt and East Malling Research

Dr Douglas Malcolm – University of Edinburgh (retired)

Pat Doody – Seed manager, Coillte, Co. Carlow

John MacNamara - Teagasc

Rob Sykes, Project Support Officer, Forest Research, Roslin

Gerry Douglas – Forestry Researcher, Teagasc, Kinsealy, Dublin

John Fennessy – Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Dublin

Dr Michael Carey – Coillte Ireland (retired)

Tim Rowland – Development Officer, Secretary & Treasurer

Scott McG Wilson – independent forestry consultant

Robert Lee – Forestart

Steve Lee – Forest Research