Spoon whittling course
Come along to learn and improve your whittling skills with this two-day course introducing students to using curved (hook) knives and straight carving knives, and go home with your own hand-crafted wooden spoon.
Green wood stool course 27Oct2018
A one-day course to learn how to work with green wood using a pole lathe and make something to take home at the end of the day. Learn with expert green woodworker and experienced tutor Peter Wood.
GIS course – management planning using myForest
On this RFS course, learn how to create a myForest account, map a woodland area, add attribute data, and generate a management plan and associated maps. We will look at what is required from a good management plan and how myForest can help you.
Forestry Yard opens at Sylva Wood Centre
Sylva Foundation is delighted to announce the opening of the Forestry Yard at the Sylva Wood Centre. The Forestry Yard will be occupied and run by Face North Forestry, a local and expanding forestry contracting company.
Courses available at the Sylva Wood Centre
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve held two successful courses at the Sylva Wood Centre. Places are still available on other courses this spring but hurry to avoid disappointment.
Introduction to woodcarving course
A one-day workshop for woodcarving newcomers and those with some experience who would like to develop their skills. Students will learn how to mark out and carve a simplified design of vine leaves and grapes in lime wood.
Last remaining forest plots available to sponsor
There are just SIX plots left to plant in the Future Forest – sponsor one now and you can help plant it before Christmas.
Growing Forests of Opportunity & Innovation
A beautiful oak sculpture — one of 11 to be located across the UK — was unveiled at the Sylva Wood Centre in Oxfordshire on 18th November to celebrate the new Charter for Trees, Woods and People.
Guitar Maintenance and Repair Course
In this new one-day course learn how to perform guitar ‘set-ups’ so that your guitar sounds and plays at its best. The course is run with expert tuition by local luthier Steve Kendall. All types of guitar catered for: acoustic, electric, and bass.
A new Charter for Trees, Woods and People
Sylva Foundation has been very proud to support the creation of the newly launched Charter for Trees, Woods and People. The Tree Charter was launched in Lincoln Castle on 6 November 2017; the 800th anniversary of the 1217 Charter of the Forest.