Sylva scholar Kirsty Monk, has co-authored a paper published in the Royal Forestry Society’s journal out this month, describing the role and importance of the lesser known group of ecosystem engineers in British woodlands; cord-forming fungi. With fellow author Gabriel Hemery, they examine the extent of our fungal knowledge and discuss their implications for forestry in the future.
We are delighted to announce that a consortium, led by Oxford University and supported by Sylva, has secured funding from the European Union’s Life+ programme for a €1.95 million project. The five year project is called NaturEtrade, and will involve creating a marketplace for ecosystem services. We will soon issue a full press release about…
Our Annual Review for 2013 has been published online. It can be downloaded in various versions, including an interactive page-turning version …
Last week the Good Woods project was at the Royal Norfolk Show. Network member Nicky Rowbottom shared a stand with the Forestry Commission. The weather was great, the event was busy. There was lots of interest in the Good Woods project which is offering free support to woodland owners in the region.
Our CEO Dr Gabriel Hemery was an invited speaker at the opening of the Chilterns Box Woodland Project last Friday. He talked about his forthcoming book The New Sylva, marrying together old wisdom with modern concepts on the silviculture of box.
This week we launch a refurbished version of our weekly Newsletter.
It features a new section dedicated to myForest users, and will be sent to directly to all those using the service currently (and who opt in) – about 1000 woodland owners and agents.
The authors have been searching for a few elusive botanical specimens to illustrate for The New Sylva. Last week they visited one of the best locations for any tree hunter: Britain’s national arboretum at Westonbirt, in Gloucestershire, which features some 2,500 different tree species.
If you own or manage “PAWS” woodland, the England Woodland Biodiversity Group would like to hear from you. Complete a simple web-survey to inform them whether you are considering restoring your woodland to native tree cover, and about your approach to woodland management.
Sylva’s Dr Gabriel Hemery will be speaking at the Chilterns Woodland Conference on Friday 7th June 2013 about The New Sylva book.
A new scheme has been launched that we hope will encourage sustainable forest management in all woodlands, and promote greater understanding of good woodland stewardship among the general public. The Woodland Star Rating is a self-assessment scheme based on the UK Forestry Standard (UKFS). The scheme has been developed by the Sylva Foundation as part…