Alongside the beautiful fine furniture and joinery being crafted from the timber of the OneOak tree, a piece of a equally impressive but very different kind is emerging from sculptor Thomas Humphrey. Dubbed the Acorn Oakbot the amazing piece was inspired by the Hasbro Transformers, specifically the character Optimus Prime, and signifies the connection between…
Our first of three major exhibitions during 2012 will be on show at Art in Action from 19-22 July. This is the first complete exhibition at which every aspect of the OneOak project, including all the many dozens of wood items made from the OneOak tree, will be brought together. They will be on display…
Matt Wakeham sent us recently some photos of his work making his design of nesting coffee tables from the OneOak tree. Matt, an 18 year old student who studies at Rycotewood, was one of the two winners in our 2012 OneOak fine furniture competition. You can about the competition and the winning entries here. Matt’s…
Following last week’s news that a beam from the OneOak tree was taking centre stage at the major historical event which was the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee pageant (read post), one of our readers saw our clarion call for any photos of the Hereford Bull trow taking part in the flotilla. We are very grateful to…
Maps for management plans – developing the myForest woodland mapping system Following feedback from myForest users and the Forestry Commission England (FCE) we are working currently to develop myForest’s woodland mapping system to create the maps required for the FCE’s grant schemes. Richard Edwards from LC Energy has been working with Sylva to identify the requirements…
This Sunday, 3rd June, look out for the Herefordshire Bull – a traditional Trow built to take part in her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames in London. Regular readers will know that the transom beam of the boat was made from the timber of the OneOak tree, and you can…
Designer-maker Robert Ingham has shared with us more photos of his work in creating the OneOak throne chair. Talking about his work Robert said that it was a “Metamorphosis: the progression of an oak tree from Blenheim Palace to a quarter sawn board to the concept of a design and the incredible challenge to convert…
Sylva has teamed up with the UK’s leading gardening charity, the Royal Horticultural Society, to launch the 2012 pear rust survey under our TreeWatch initiative. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is working with the Sylva Foundation to run a survey in the TreeWatch initiative to map the incidences of European pear rust across the country.…
The Hereford Bull, a new boat built by T Nielsen in the traditional style of a Wye Trow, was named at a ceremony in Hereford City centre on 12th May. The Trow included timber from our OneOak project, which was used to make the Transom Beam. Watch a short film showing the naming ceremony: Read…
This week we have launched two new surveys at TreeWatch. Both relate to the health of our oak trees and we asking members of the public for their help. Both surveys have been developed jointly with scientists from Forest Research and we will be sharing the scientific data we collect them to help in their…
