MakeIT! Furniture winners announced at the National School of Furniture in Oxford The first ever MakeIT! Furniture awards ceremony was held at The National School of Furniture at Oxford & Cherwell Valley College as part of the Summer Show on the 13th June, bringing together industry experts, teachers and students to recognise Britain’s emerging design…
Sylva’s OneOak project (www.OneOak.info) is now on the road in a series of exhibitions during 2011 and 2012. These have been curated by volunteer Jane King. Here Jane King writes about her passion and interests, and what inspired here to volunteer with Sylva.
OneOak watercolour artist in residence, Rebecca Hind, is holding Summer Schools on 11-15 July and 18-22 July, based around our offices in Little Wittenham, Oxfordshire. Suitable for beginners and experienced painters, these structured classes begin each day with demonstration and formal tuition, followed by one-to-one teaching with your chosen subject. Tonality, colour, composition and perspective…
Interest in TreeWatch beyond the UK continues to grow. The first tree in Italy was adopted this week: a Quercus pubescens near Salerno in the south of the country. read more …
Can you help spread the word about TreeWatch? We are looking for more people to get involved by adopting trees and helping with surveys. Perhaps you work in a school or colleage and could help promote it as a student project, or think your friends or work colleagues may be interested. We have created a…
We have just celebrated the 100th tree being adopted in our TreeWatch initiative. We now have trees on the map across much of England and are looking forward to seeing interest spread across Scotland and Wales. It’s also great to see trees adopted in France and Spain. Thank you to all our ‘adoptees’ for their…
Sylva’s CEO Dr Gabriel Hemery was interviewed on BBC Radio Oxford earlier today. He talked about our latest initiative TreeWatch and our OneOak exhibition currently open at Oxford Botanic Garden. Listen again (from 1 hour 16 minutes) for one week only.
13th May – Harcourt Arboretum event – myForest – Enhancing the Southern Oxfordshire forestry sector Sylva and the Oxfordshire Woodland Project (OWP) are holding a joint event as part of the LEADER funded project to support woodland owners and managers in the Southern Oxfordshire LAG area, in the mapping and managing of their woodlands. The…
The OneOak sculpture has been removed from the Blenheim woodland and taken to the centre of Oxford where it now stands outside the entrance to the OneOak Exhibition, which is open at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden until end August.
One year after the felling of the OneOak tree, a new oak forest has been planted by 250 children, a memorial sculpture stands proudly on the tree base, and the bluebells have returned. April 2011.
