Environmental change seems to be impacting Britain’s trees and forests with increasing frequency and severity. Following a devastating fire in a Berkshire forest, fire breaks with fire-resistant species were created. Have you been affected by environmental change? Are you taking action?
Environmental change seems to be impacting Britain’s trees and forests with increasing frequency and severity. Following the first reported UK outbreak of Phytophthora ramorum on his estate, Somerset woodland owner William Theed took the lead in supporting research into alternative species resistant to the disease. What are you doing about environmental change?
Our Annual Review, covering the period April 2014 to March 2015 is now available to read online. This year has been busy and fruitful for the Sylva Foundation. Highlights have included starting development work at the Sylva Wood Centre, celebrating 350 years of British forestry, and the appointment of our first Education Manager.
A national survey is aiming is to help understand progress in awareness and actions in adapting to environmental change among woodland owners and managers (including agents), tree nursery businesses, and forestry professionals. So far over 750 people have responded from across Britain, yet we are keen to receive more views and opinions.
A Climate Change Accord was launched last Friday at the CLA Game Fair held at Harewood House. The Accord is one of a number of actions underway in a campaign to promote resilient woodlands. Have you taken our survey yet?
Calling all woodland owners and managers (including agents), tree nursery businesses, and forestry professionals . . . a national survey is launched today aiming is to help understand progress in awareness and actions in adapting to environmental change
Each week over the summer we are listing a new selection of special edition prints from The New Sylva book. Our latest selection includes hazel, tulip tree, London plane, wild cherry and Bramley’s seedling apple. Other items also available.
Each week over the summer we are listing a new selection of special edition prints from The New Sylva book. Our latest selection includes crab apple tree portrait, crab apple fruit, radiata pint cone and fern. Other items also available.
A much-needed campaign to raise awareness about the importance of resilience in our woodlands is shortly to get underway.
This week we provide an insight into work, which has been taking place behind the scenes for many months, that will lead to a campaign to raise the importance of resilience of UK woodlands. A number of activities will take place over the summer, including the launch of a national survey under our British Woodlands…