Sylva Foundation launches Roots Fund
All of us who work with and care about trees and woodlands need to work together — intelligently and sustainably — to support these vital resources. That’s why we’ve launched the Sylva Foundation Roots Fund.
nurturing a wood culture, growing a future
Annual report and accounts 2016-17 now available
Our Trustees’ report and accounts for the last financial year 2016-17 has been published, alongside our short annual review.
myForest supports social enterprises
The myForest team have recently joined forces with the team from the Making Local Woods Work, a partnership which helps support and grow woodland social enterprises. We have added a new category to the myForest Directory that allows businesses to highlight their social missions and for myForest users to search for social enterprise businesses.
You can help shape the future of forestry
Since launching the British Woodlands Survey 2017 (BWS2017) two weeks ago we’ve received an encouraging uptake, with 500 respondents completing the survey to date. Thank you to all those who have taken part so far, and to our many partners in helping promote the survey to their members. The survey remains open over the summer, until end September.
Changes at the top
Several changes to the Sylva Foundation board of trustees are announced today. We welcome Sir Martin and Lady Wood as our first Patrons, Dr Nick Brown steps down as trustee, and Dr Robin Buxton is appointed to the Board.
Volunteer and get digging with archaeologists
In September there will be an archaeological excavation at the Sylva Wood Centre. This is your chance to get involved! Either just come along to one of our Open Days, and/or volunteer to join the archaeologists during the two-week excavation from 11-22 September (excluding Monday 18th). You can join the team and help dig, or identify, sort and clean finds.
Make a canoe paddle 26-27Jan2018
During this two-day course at the Sylva Wood Centre with award-winning boat builder Colin Henwood, you will learn how to shape a single canoe paddle from Ash using hand tools.
Pole lathe course 17Feb2018
A one-day course to learn how to work with green wood using a pole lathe and make something to take home at the end of the day. Learn with expert green woodworker and experienced tutor Peter Wood.
Green wood stool course 11 Nov 2017
Following the sell-out success of this course in February, we are pleased to offer a new one-day course: learn how to make a green wood stool. Working with green wood using simple hand tools, by the end of the day you will make a ‘basic’ three-legged stool under the expert tuition of green woodworker Peter Wood.
myForest to support deer management
Over the last 18 months Sylva Foundation has been working with the Deer Initiative, grant-funded by Forestry Commission England and Natural England, to develop new functionality in myForest that will allow land owners and managers to create Deer Management Plans and collate annual monitoring data.