Britain’s Future Forests
CEO Dr Gabriel Hemery recently attended a two-day conference bringing together leading researchers, practitioners and policymakers to dig deep into the science and stories behind UK Treescapes.
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Sylva Foundation Hosts Long Wittenham’s Village Apple Day 2025
Sylva Foundation was pleased to once again host Long Wittenham’s Village Apple Day at the Sylva Wood Centre.
Hooke Park’s Future Forest
Last week our Director of Operations, Paul Orsi, was lucky enough to be invited to speak at Hooke Park in Dorset as part of their Future Forest seminar.
From Ideas to Action: our first year of the Woodworking and Gender Project
Cat Poppensieker, Project Coordinator, offers her reflections of the Woodworking and Gender Project project to date.
National Woodworking Teachers Network launches to strengthen, support and celebrate craft educators across the UK
The Furniture Makers’ Company and the Sylva Foundation are launching the Woodworking Teachers Network – a new national initiative designed to connect, support, and empower educators working in woodworking and furniture making education. The network emerges as a direct response to the findings of a comprehensive survey conducted in spring 2025, which gathered the views…
Building Belonging: Reflections from our first ‘Workshop Experience’ course
Reflections from our first six week ‘Workshop Experience’ course, an immersive learning programme designed to open doors into woodworking and furniture making for people historically excluded from the industry.
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Celebrating the Past, Inspiring the Future
Sylva Foundation CEO Dr Gabriel Hemery reflects on the centenary conference of the Institute of Chartered Foresters.
Assessing Woodland Ecological Condition
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 project working towards a sustainable and inclusive woodworking sector
Our Woodworking & Gender project, has been highlighted by The National Lottery Heritage Fund on their website, including an interview with Project lead Cat Poppensieker. Project lead Cat Poppensieker says: “Heritage woodworking crafts are in danger. If there is no transfer of knowledge to the next generation, we’ll have a real issue. And if we…