Make a canoe paddle course 8th June 2018
During this two-day course with award-winning boat builder Colin Henwood, you will learn how to shape a single canoe paddle from Ash using hand tools.
WoodWords 2018
We hosted a fabulous WoodWords 2018 event at the Sylva Wood Centre last week. Thanks to the generosity of the authors, who freely gave their time to support the event, and the one hundred or so ticket purchasers, we raised some very welcome income for the charity.
What do stakeholders think of FSC?
As part of British Woodlands Survey 2017 we were commissioned by FSC UK to ask stakeholders their views about forest certification. We were pleased to see FSC UK publish a summary of the results in the May/June edition of Forest Matters.
myForest updated
We have launched a new version of myForest, used currently by 4,229 people to map and manage 68,744ha of woodland across the UK. This update is the first stage towards the launch of myForest Prime, which will include enhanced functionality and access to Ordnance Survey Mapping. Watch our new introductory video tutorial.
Artweeks at the Sylva Wood Centre
Now our first weekend is behind us, we’re looking forward to opening our doors to the Sylva Wood Centre again next weekend. We will be open from Saturday 26th to Monday 28th, from 1000 to 1700.
Crafting a future in wood
Sylva Wood Centre craftsman, Alistair Buchan, talks about his journey becoming a furniture designer maker.
We’re sure that many of our readers have been bombarded with opt-in messages from online accounts and newsletters, all in readiness for the impending General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). As you originally opted in to receive the Sylva enews we are not asking you to do so again, but we have always included an ‘opt-out’…
Health and Harmony – what does the future of the environment look like to you?
The deadline of 8th May is fast approaching for responses to government’s public consultation about the future for food, farming, and the environment. We urge everyone with an interest in trees, woodlands, and forestry to respond.
An introduction to forest school
Creating forest school standards, benefits for children, and the future of the forest school movement — Sarah Lawfull provides a helpful introduction to forest school.
Does life mean you to do a somersault?
“Sometimes you have to check,” writes Ruth Pavey in her book, A Wood of One’s Own, “just in case life means you to do a somersault.” Join us at WoodWords 2018 to hear about her own modest upheaval – buying a piece of land at auction on the Somerset Levels, with a view to creating a new woodland.