Trees are a part of our everyday lives, indeed we cannot live without them. Christmas trees, tropical rainforests, local community woodlands, ancient trees and woods, the blazing leaf colours of autumn, woodland conservation, global warming and mistletoe growing on apple trees and willows are just some examples of the ways in which woodlands and trees are so important to us all, for enjoyment, livelihood and survival.
The forest is a place for everyone. From the quite woods to the wild sounds of birds and animals the forest is more than just a lot of trees in one place. Forestry is about establishing and managing woodlands and forests in temperate and tropical climates. As there are different kinds of forests all over the world there are opportunities to study quite a wide range of subjects. Production forestry is the growing of high-quality trees for timber for manufacturing into products such as paper, cardboard, particle board and environmentally friendly fuel, agroforestry is concerned with the interactions of farming and forest systems and biodiversity, amenity, urban and community forestry concentrates on the planting and managing trees and woodlands in and around built-up areas throughout the world.