nurturing a wood culture, growing a future
Sylva Foundation is delighted to announce the opening of the Forestry Yard at the Sylva Wood Centre. The Forestry Yard will be occupied and run by Face North Forestry, a local and expanding forestry contracting company.
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve held two successful courses at the Sylva Wood Centre. Places are still available on other courses this spring but hurry to avoid disappointment.
A one-day workshop for woodcarving newcomers and those with some experience who would like to develop their skills. Students will learn how to mark out and carve a simplified design of vine leaves and grapes in lime wood.
There are just SIX plots left to plant in the Future Forest – sponsor one now and you can help plant it before Christmas.
A beautiful oak sculpture — one of 11 to be located across the UK — was unveiled at the Sylva Wood Centre in Oxfordshire on 18th November to celebrate the new Charter for Trees, Woods and People.
In this new one-day course learn how to perform guitar ‘set-ups’ so that your guitar sounds and plays at its best. The course is run with expert tuition by local luthier Steve Kendall. All types of guitar catered for: acoustic, electric, and bass.
Sylva Foundation has been very proud to support the creation of the newly launched Charter for Trees, Woods and People. The Tree Charter was launched in Lincoln Castle on 6 November 2017; the 800th anniversary of the 1217 Charter of the Forest.
Tickets are still available for The Shapes of Trees event – an evening of music at the Sylva Wood Centre on 16th November. The event is part of our Winter Festival of Trees, Woods and People which is helping promote the launch of the ‘Tree Charter’.
We’re looking forward to seeing the Sylva Wood Centre on BBC Countryfile this Sunday evening featuring the imminent launch of the Tree Charter
The new Charter for Trees, Woods and People will launch on 6th November — the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest. Sylva Foundation has been a keen supporter of this Woodland Trust-led initiative. Last year we collected stories from hundreds of woodland owners (read more) and behind the scenes we’ve been lending our weight to help make this national celebration of trees a success. We’ve also been quietly busy at the Sylva Wood Centre, helping one of the main celebratory moments come to life in the form of 11 dramatic sculptures. The Tree Charter Poles are being carved from 15′ oak logs by Sylva Wood Centre-based sculptor Simon Clements. Simon takes over the story . . .