Watercolour Artist Rebecca Hind is holding a one day masterclass called The Colours of Sylva. It will be held in the stunning surroundings of the Blenheim Estate on 1st September. The course will focus on watercolour painting of the beautiful trees. Read more and find out how to book
Wytham Wood – Woodland Management and Wildlife Conservation Day Date: Thursday 23rd August Location: University Field Station, Wytham, Oxfordshire OX2 8QQ Organiser: Oxford Nature Conservation Forum Contact: Hilary Phillips – bap@oncf.org.uk – Please contact Hilary to reserve your place or with any questions. Cost: £12 Oxford Nature Conservation Forum members, £15 non-members Target audience: Anyone…
OneOak Blenheim Exhibition – 25th July to 4th October The OneOak Exhibition, telling the full life story of one oak tree, will be on display in the Pleasure Gardens at Blenheim Palace between 25th July to 4th October. In January 2010 a 222 year old oak tree, growing in woodland on the Blenheim Palace Estate, was…
A unique project following the full life story of a single oak tree reaches a finale this week, with the first of a series of manor exhibitions at Art in Action, where all the items made from the tree are being brought together for the first time. The products range from the waste sawdust used…
The Pathway Workshop has completed a OneOak “Contemplation Bench” on the theme: One Oak : One Tree : One Chance : One Life. Pathway Workshop is a centre for people with disabilities run by people with disabilities. They train disadvantaged people with mental illness or severe learning difficulties in woodwork skills, work ethics and independent…
Over the last two and a half years, ever since the OneOak tree was felled in January 2010, we have been endeavoring to make as many and as varied items as possible from the tree to demonstrate how important trees and wood are to us in modern life. Now that the first of our finale…
Rollo Dunford of Dunford Woodwork, has completed his work in making a OneOak door and frame. Rollo’s work nicely complements the fine furniture that has been made over recent weeks and it will create an attractive addition to our exhibitions. It has been designed so as to enable visitors to our exhibitions to walk through…
Master designer-maker Philip Koomen has played a significant part in the OneOak project: from guiding the sectioning of the tree after its felling, bringing partners and contacts to the project, advising on milling, grading the boards, and helping in the promotion and general steering of the project. Read more about Philip Koomen’s involvement in the…
Barnaby Scott of Waywood Furniture has completed his work on a OneOak piece making a stunning and unique chest. He tells us more about the inspiration behind the design and making of the OneOak chest. When we were thinking of what to make out of our allocated boards from the One Oak, we quickly decided…
Today a national survey has been launched to ask the views of woodland owners and managers about the challenges and opportunities facing British Woodlands. The survey builds on work that has been carried out by Cambridge University’s Department of Land Economy on five occasions over the last 50 years. Who should take the Survey?…
