nurturing a wood culture, growing a future
The Wood Centre will be open to the public for Oxfordshire Artweeks, on 17th/18th May 2025, 10-5pm. This year marks 10 years since the Sylva Foundation Wood Centre opened in Long Wittenham. Over the years the site has been transformed from a derelict farm to a thriving base for all our work dedicated to reviving Britain’s wood…
Scientists at Forest Research and Aberystwyth University, in partnership with Sylva Foundation, are asking woodland owners and managers to take part in an important new research project aiming to monitor the health of oak trees across the UK.
Sylva Foundation CEO Dr Gabriel Hemery reflects on the centenary conference of the Institute of Chartered Foresters.
We are delighted to announce a collaboration between Sylva Foundation and the Forestry Commission to support woodland creation across England. From today, myForest will provide access to more information about the historic environment which will enable users to consider historic environment data at an early stage when developing their plans.
We’re pleased to support the publication of an article in the Royal Forestry Society’s journal which introduces a new smartphone App which Sylva Foundation developed for the Forestry Commission.
The myForest team are excited to announce the latest enhancement to the myForest user interface. The mapping tools have been relocated to the right of your screen for easier access to key mapping features. The menus for base maps and data layers now stay docked to the right of your screen, avoiding the issue of…
Our Woodworking & Gender project, has been highlighted by The National Lottery Heritage Fund on their website, including an interview with Project lead Cat Poppensieker. Project lead Cat Poppensieker says: “Heritage woodworking crafts are in danger. If there is no transfer of knowledge to the next generation, we’ll have a real issue. And if we…
We are thrilled to announce that the Woodworking & Gender Sector Survey 2024 report is now available for download!
We are really delighted to welcome Amanda Bryan to the board of trustees for Sylva Foundation.
Congratulations to our Wood School Senior Tutor Phil Gullam on receiving the Master Certificate from The Furniture Makers Company!