Can art change the way we see trees? In this episode we explore the powerful relationship between art, science and woodland conservation, as well as how artists help us notice what often goes unseen.

Annabel Narayanan, director of Action Oak, hosts Tim Craven, founder of The Arborealists, and Ersin Han Ersin, director of Marshmallow Laser Feast, and discuss the breadth of art from traditional landscape painting to immersive digital installations and how artists have helped protect treasured woodlands.

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Learn more in the ⁠Gone Foresting show notes ⁠including links to more about The Arborealists, Marshmallow Laser Feast, as well as the work of Action Oak to protect our native oaks.

Women have always been part of forestry, but their stories are often missing from the history books. This episode explores the overlooked legacy of the thousands who served in the Women's Timber Corps, known as “Lumberjills”.

Elle McAllister is joined by a passionate advocate, Joanna Foat, working to ensure these stories are not forgotten, uncovering the contributions of past generations, and highlighting why they still matter today.

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Learn more in the Gone Foresting show notes as well as Joanna Foat's Lumberjills history books and novels.

Get Involved!

If you have been inspired, encouraged, or taught by an amazing women in forestry we'd love to hear from you. Your contribution will become part of an RFS digital archive of women in forestry history—helping to honour those who came before us, preserve rural and women’s stories, and inspire future generations to follow in their footsteps.

Head to the RFS website for more information.

Related events:

• ⁠Women in Forestry, Leicestershire, 7th October 2026
• Forestry England New Forest Exhibition, 3rd July - 17th August 2026

What connects ancient fossils and NASA? What can be as soft as feathers and as sharp as razor blades? What can bring a fierce hatred from some and a fascinated passion from others? The answers may surprise you but proves that conifers are for much more than Christmas!

This episode Join Chris Reynolds (Forest Research), Jen Turner (RFS), and Elle McAllister to help break through some of the myths, new species you might not know about, and the possible trees hiding in the woods.

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Explore the conifer rabbit hole:

• Forest Research: Tree species and provenance
• Global Conservation Consortium for Conifers
• Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: Genetics & Conservation
• NASA: Pine Beetle Infestation in British Columbia
• Natural History Museum: Giant Sequoia Slice

Money (for) trees:

• Grants for Resilient Woodlands
• RFS Randle Travel Bursary