innovating is one of Sylva Foundation’s core values
Despite the wet and cool spring and summer in Britain, wildfires are still occurring. Understanding the wildfire risk for their woodland is key for all managers, and once assessed, can point to ways to reduce the risk of wildfire occurring, and to aid preparation if it does.
The new myForest Inventory functionality is the result of a two year partnership with Northwoods Innovation Programme and significantly improves the ability of myForest users to calculate and store woodland inventory information.
Are you a woodland owner, manager or forestry professional with views and experiences you could share with researchers about public access to woodlands? If so, you are invited to take part in the latest British Woodlands Survey exploring all aspects of public access to woodlands.
Recently we were delighted to host a workshop at the Sylva Wood Centre for the South-East regional group of the Institute of Chartered Foresters discussing Biodiversity Net Gain.
Back in March our partners CloudForest released a report on challenges in the UK’s small-scale timber supply chain. “Homewood bound? Challenges along the UK’s small-scale timber supply chain from forest to construction” delves into the issues across the wood-chain. A new blog now provides bite-sized highlights of some of the issues raised.
A newly launched high-tech online application is set to transform the way landowners, managers and ecologists across the UK carry out woodland surveys.
On International Women’s Day we look forward to bringing our Woodworking and Gender programme to life in 2024.
A new national monitoring project aims to help prevent the potential spread of a serious pest affecting spruce trees – the larger eight-toothed European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus).
A new national monitoring project is being rolled out to help prevent the potential spread of a serious pest affecting spruce trees. Volunteers are sought who have spruce growing in woodland that they own or manage, and who are willing to host and collect samples by installing a spruce bark beetle trap.
As we come to the end of 2023, we are delighted to report that Sylva Foundation has continued to flourish. In this impact report you will read how our vision of a society that cares for nature, while living with it in harmony, is evident in all the diverse areas of our charity. Fundamental to this are our key values, and in this, our third impact report, we are delighted to share how one of our values – innovation runs throughout our work at Sylva Foundation.