Lucius Cary appointed Sylva trustee

Lucius Cary OBE has joined the board of trustees of the Sylva Foundation. Lucius is the founder and managing director of Oxford Technology Management Ltd, which has specialised in making and managing investments in start-up technology-based businesses since 1983. He has a degree in engineering and economics from Oxford University, an MBA from Harvard Business…

10,000ha of woodlands mapped on myForest

A major milestone was reached earlier this week when the area of woodland mapped on our myForest service exceeded 10,000 hectares. The 10,000ha of woodland on myForest has been registered by some 475 different owners across Britain. Despite this achievement we are only looking forward, in exploring how best we can support Britain’s woodland owners…

Artist in Residence- Sarah Simblet

Dr Sarah Simblet has been appointed Sylva’s first Artist in Residence. During her two year residency Sarah will be producing a unique catalogue of drawings celebrating our forests and trees. These will be featured in a major new tree book to be published in 2014, supported by the Sylva Foundation. Sarah will co-author the book…

OneOak timber in the hands of Makers

A major milestone was reached in the OneOak project yesterday. The timber was removed from the drying kiln at Deep in Wood sawmill, and the Makers came to collect their boards. Makers present included Philip Koomen, Derek Elliot, Robert Ingham, Philip Clayden, Simon Clements, Martin Damen, Terry Hardaker, Pathway Workshop, and students from Rycotewood Furniture…

Sylva Christmas Card

We are delighted to offer our first Christmas Card: OneOak tree on a Winter’s night. The image used is a stunning photographic portrait of the OneOak tree taken by Sam Scott-Hunter in 2009. The image captures perfectly the snow-clad woodland scene as the sun set on a cold December afternoon. Sam used a long exposure…