nurturing a wood culture, growing a future
Sylva Foundation calls for votes to bag a share of £12.5million carrier bag charge fund. The charity is bidding to bag a massive cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative. The Big Future Forest Plot Project will see over 300 children from 10 primary schools local to the Sylva Wood Centre in Long Wittenham choose and plant trees on 10 plots this winter. As the Future Forest grows schools will be offered the opportunity to use it to Forest School sessions and children and their families can visit ‘their’ school plot to see its progress and enjoy the new green space.
Sylva Foundation is supporting the 2017 Charter for Trees, Woods and People, by capturing the stories of woodland owners. We want to ensure that the Charter speaks for them, and recognises their vital role as custodians of the nation’s woodland heritage.
If you are a woodland owner or custodian please consider taking part. The simple online consultation will take only a few minutes to complete. Your woodland will be registered by county in the 2017 Charter.
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.