New high-tech app to streamline woodland surveys for landowners
A newly launched high-tech online application is set to transform the way landowners, managers and ecologists across the UK carry out woodland surveys.
nurturing a wood culture, growing a future
Sylva Supports more Students
Continuing our outreach work, we have supported even more students through myForest, this time in Scotland.
International Women’s Day: Woodworking and Gender
On International Women’s Day we look forward to bringing our Woodworking and Gender programme to life in 2024.
Volunteers wanted in nationwide monitoring project for Ips typographus
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).
New Forestry Professionals Network visit the Sylva Foundation
New Forestry Professionals Network visit the Sylva Foundation to see our work supporting the use of home-grown timber from forestry to wood craft.
Sharing our Passion for Home-Grown Timber
At the January Furniture Show, Joe Bray, Head of Sylva Wood School, gave a talk about ‘Working with home-grown timber’.
Volunteers wanted in nationwide monitoring project for 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.
Wood School Open Day
We invite you to join us exploring what’s on offer at the Sylva Wood School in our next Open Day.
Impact Report 2023
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.
Great Christmas Present Ideas
Over the next few months some exciting woodworking courses are taking place at Sylva Wood Centre that could be the perfect present for a loved one, or indeed for yourself!