New trustees appointed
We are delighted to announce the appointment of three new trustees to our board.
14th November
This week we launched the second phase of our global survey T20Q – please do take part if you are interested in forestry and landscapes. Our special deal – a free pack of Christmas cards with every purchase of The New Sylva – is attracting lots of interest. Don’t leave your purchase too late! We…
T20Q – join our second phase of a global survey
2,500 questions from 104 countries have been indexed in 7 themes. Can you help by voting on questions you think are of greatest importance in forestry and landscapes?
Membership offers available through myForest
Small Woods Association and Royal Forestry Society membership offers, launched earlier this year, are still available through myForest.
SilviFuture highlighted in RFS Conifers for Conifers project
The Silvifuture database was highlighted in this week’s launch of the RFS Conifers for Conifers project – promoting resilient and productive forests
Talking trees and forests with BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz
On Sunday our Chief Executive Gabriel Hemery was interviewed by BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz on BBC Radio Oxford. He talked about forests and the work of the Sylva Foundation, and The New Sylva book which was released in the US last week.
Oxfordshire Woodland Group looking for a group secretary
The Oxfordshire Woodland Group are now seeking to recruit a person to undertake administrative duties for The Group. Duties include preparing Trustee meeting agendas & minutes of meeting, maintaining the Group bank account, preparing the annual Charities Commission submission, arranging Group visits & lectures, maintaining the Group membership data base, acting as a focal point…
Oxford-Sylva scholarship highlighted by University of Oxford campaign
For the fourth academic year in a row, Sylva has supported a DPhil student in the Department of Plant Sciences with the Oxford–Sylva Foundation Graduate Scholarship. Current Oxford-Sylva Scholar Louise Hill, now in the second year of her DPhil, was interviewed recently . . .
17 October 2014
Grown in Britain week (read more) was launched at an event on Monday at the House of Lords, attended by Sylva’s CEO Gabriel Hemery. We have extended our British Woodlands Survey and invite anyone who has not yet taken part to do so. We have launched a special Christmas offer in our shop – perhaps…
Christmas special deal from our shop
Until the end of November we are offering a free pack of five cards with every signed copy of The New Sylva ordered from our online shop.