OneOak Trio music

We are extremely privileged to have had an original piece of music composed for the OneOak project. Anna Hemery composed the music and coined the name – the “OneOak Trio”.  The trio comprised violin and piano (Anna Hemery) and cello (played by husband Nick Cooper). Anna has played with many leading orchestras and theatre companies…

Alistair Yeomans presented with Chartered Forester certificate

Our Director of Forestry, Alistair Yeomans, successfully passed his examinations with the Institute of Chartered Foresters earlier in the year. Today he was presented with his professional member certificate by SYLVA’s chairman Sir Martin Wood. Alistair joins the ranks of other Chartered Foresters and Arboriculturists representing the highest professional standards in our industry. He was…

myForest introductory video

We have been having some fun producing a short video with the aim of introducing the myForest Service. We felt that the depth and power of myForest was difficult to get across to people new to the service, and that a video would be a good way to provide an overview of the mapping, managing…

OneOak watercolours by Rebecca Hind

Artist Rebecca Hind was first featured in October 2009 when we watched her working on watercolour sketches of the OneOak tree in the woodland – read here. We visited her studio recently to see what progress she had made and were amazed that she has produced no less than five separate paintings.  Her beautiful watercolours…

OneOak sawn timber catalogue

Following the recent sawing of the OneOak tree at Deep in Wood sawmill, we have catalogued all 35 of the boards cut from the tree’s three main lengths.  Future users of the timber can now browse and select their wood based on its dimensions and qualities.  To view the online catalogue click here. You can…

Forester and son interview

Writer and radio producer Cathy Fitzgerald recorded an interview between Blenheim forester Nick Baimbridge and his son Ben, immediately before the tree felling. Cathy makes audio tours for museums and galleries and is currently working on a radio documentary for the BBC about magic carpets. She says that she is interested in OneOak because “I…