From 3e7e203419f17cfdad9c2792089bcb0ccc25bccd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Frost <james.frost@metoffice.gov.uk>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:58:50 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Note that repository is no longer maintained

FOREST is no longer maintained, and hasn't been for a few years now.

This makes it explicit, so people viewing the repository know.
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 README.md | 3 +++
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+> [!IMPORTANT]  
+> FOREST is no longer maintained, and issues and pull requests are no longer accepted. For an alternative model evaluation tool please see [CSET](https://github.com/MetOffice/CSET).
+
 <h1 align="center">
   <a href="https://forest-informaticslab.readthedocs.io/en/latest/" style="display: block; margin: 0 auto;">
    <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MetOffice/forest/master/forest-logo-small.png"