nurturing a wood culture, growing a future
An incubation workshop is available to rent from Sylva Foundation by a business connected with designing or making with wood. Tenants at the Sylva Wood Centre are part of a vibrant community of woodworkers, enjoying excellent specialist facilities, and benefit from the high profile of the charity. Incubation Workshops are designed to help young or…
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A report of a national survey published today reveals views among private land managers to public access in woodlands
We are delighted to celebrate a new collaboration with ercol which will result in an exhibition during London Craft Week at the ercol Chelsea store.
The Wood Centre will be open to the public for Oxfordshire Artweeks, on 17th/18th May 2025, 10-5pm. This year marks 10 years since the Sylva Foundation Wood Centre opened in Long Wittenham. Over the years the site has been transformed from a derelict farm to a thriving base for all our work dedicated to reviving Britain’s wood…
Scientists at Forest Research and Aberystwyth University, in partnership with Sylva Foundation, are asking woodland owners and managers to take part in an important new research project aiming to monitor the health of oak trees across the UK.
Sylva Foundation CEO Dr Gabriel Hemery reflects on the centenary conference of the Institute of Chartered Foresters.
We are delighted to announce a collaboration between Sylva Foundation and the Forestry Commission to support woodland creation across England. From today, myForest will provide access to more information about the historic environment which will enable users to consider historic environment data at an early stage when developing their plans.
We’re pleased to support the publication of an article in the Royal Forestry Society’s journal which introduces a new smartphone App which Sylva Foundation developed for the Forestry Commission.
The myForest team are excited to announce the latest enhancement to the myForest user interface. The mapping tools have been relocated to the right of your screen for easier access to key mapping features. The menus for base maps and data layers now stay docked to the right of your screen, avoiding the issue of…