Our TreeWatch web platform has received a major update following feedback from partners and volunteers during our 2011 pilot. We hope that our new strapline captures perfectly the importance of our work in supporting a healthy future for our trees with the help of everyone with an interest in nature and trees … “People…
We announced recently that the judging had taken place of entries by Rycotewood students into the OneOak fine furniture competition – read more. We are delighted to announce the two winners. They are Matt Wakeham (18) and Harry Friday (19). We asked Matt and Harry to tell us more about themselves and their entries into…
Another milestone was reached last week when the area of woodland mapped on the myForest service passed the 12,000 hectares mark. We still have plenty of work to do in helping to support Britain’s woodland owners in managing their trees and forests, and in improving links between growers and wood users. There are probably in excess of…
Beautiful prints for sale of the OneOak tree portrait by internationally-renowned artist Sarah Simblet
Some OneOak timber has been used in the building of a Trow by traditional shipbuilders in Gloucester. The ship will sail in a flotilla of one thousand ships on the River Thames in June, to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s reign of sixty years. The Pageant on the River Thames will celebrate the Diamond Jubilee,…
As part of the Chilterns LEADER project a myForest inventory and mapping meeting will be held at the Pavilion, Newlands Lane, Stoke Row (for the Cricket pitch). The meeting will start with an indoor presentation by Alistair Yeomans of the Sylva Foundation on the myForest woodland inventory toolkit, to help with the gathering of…
Chestnut blight, caused by the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica (C. parasitica), has been confirmed in Britain for the first time by scientists from Forest Research. The blight was found on young trees in two small orchards of European sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) in Warwickshire and East Sussex. The fungus infection is usually fatal to European sweet chestnut…
Our last piece of OneOak timber has been delivered to a maker. The beam will be used in a new boat, a Trow, being constructed by T Nielsen shipbuilders based at Gloucester Docks. The OneOak beam, measuring 4360 x 220 x 160mm, was transported free of charge from Oxfordshire to T Nielsen in Gloucester, by…
Another of Britain’s leading designer makers, Robert Ingham, has started work on a piece of furniture using wood from the OneOak tree. Robert Ingham, based in Denbighshire, is creating a piece called ‘Throne’. Like all the OneOak pieces, we will be following the story of its creation over the next few months on this blog.…
One of Britain’s leading designer makers, Philip Koomen, has started work on his OneOak piece of furniture. We will be following his progress over the next few months. He is collaborating with his son Jody Koomen, also a designer maker, who will be using the offcuts from Philip’s work to make his own pieces. Philip…
