nurturing a wood culture, growing a future
Congratulations to Blenheim Palace forestry foreman Nick Baimbridge for his recent Long Service Award from the Royal Forestry Society. We worked closely with Nick during the OneOak education project (2009-12).
“I’m really pleased to move into the studio at Sylva. It’s great to be surrounded by such a diverse and inspiring group of crafts people, in such a beautiful setting.”
The myForest Service continues to grow and this month the total area of woodlands mapped across the UK surpassed 50,000 ha. We have some exciting plans for the future and are keen to hear from users.
Forest Research are developing a model to predict growth in individual trees in mixed species and/or mixed age stands. The work aims to create tools to use in the management of Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF). Can you help?
We are pleased to announce two Ignite training courses to be held at the Sylva Wood Centre this autumn. Ignite is an innovative training programme of practical seminars and interactive workshops with a focus on woodfuel. Ignite is designed for those wanting to know more about woodfuel and to equip new and existing…
We have published our Annual Review for 2015-16. Read it online or request a paper copy.
A design for a cutting-edge timber structure, inspired by nature, scooped the honours and the £3,000 top prize in TRADA’s National Student Design Competition, which this year was hosted by Sylva Foundation at the Sylva Wood Centre.
We are pleased to offer two half-day workshops in the autumn, designed for Forest School Leaders and any educators interested in learning new skills with wood.
TRADA has announced the shortlist for this year’s National Student Design Competition, which challenges student designers to explore the science of timber as a modern construction material for a design for the Sylva Wood Centre.
We are delighted that funding has been awarded to help us create a new community orchard on our land at the Sylva Wood Centre.