A Scottish drawing expedition gets underway
Sylva’s Artist-in-Residence, Sarah Simblet, has been in the Scottish Highlands with Gabriel Hemery this week. They are working on a series of drawings for The New Sylva book that …
nurturing a wood culture, growing a future
OneOak exhibition enters its last week
The OneOak exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has now entered its last week. Over the last five weeks some tens of thousands of visitors have seen the displays of information about sustainable forest management, watched the films, listened to the music, and been amazed by both the beauty and variety of wooden items made from the OneOak tree.
A Sylvan gift for any tree lover
With just four weeks to go to Christmas, we have some remaining limited edition prints of the OneOak tree, drawn by our artist Sarah Simblet. Available to buy online from our shop, it would make a perfect Sylvan gift for any tree lover.
Adopt an Ash and help secure a future for ash trees in Britain
Adopt an Ash on TreeWatch.com and help us identify ‘resistant’ trees that could be used in a breeding programme to secure a future for ash in Britain.
Chalara – advice to forest visitors
Following on from our recent advice to woodland owners relating to Chalara fraxinea, we wish to make woodland owners aware of some clear posters designed by the Forestry Commission targeted at forest visitors. Two versions have been designed; one for owners with trees infected with Chalara fraxinea, the other for those with healthy trees. To…
Chalara fraxinea – advice for woodland owners
Over and above the current recommendation to follow closely the Forestry Commission’s advice, we provide the following advice to woodland owners.
Chalara dieback of ash (Chalara fraxinea)
Chalara dieback of ash is a serious disease of ash trees caused by a fungus called Chalara fraxinea (C. fraxinea). The disease causes leaf loss and crown dieback in affected trees, and it can lead to tree death. There has been significant media coverage about the arrival of this fungal pathogen in the UK over the last week…
Woodfuel Woodland Improvement Grant – Upcoming training days
The Woodfuel Woodland Improvement Grant The Woodfuel WIG is a great opportunity for owners, managers and agents to start to manage woodlands and access the growing woodfuel market. You can take advantage of this time-limited opportunity to fund projects worth anything up to £250,000. The grant can cover 60% of your costs. But there is…
One thousandth tree registered on TreeWatch
The one thousandth tree has been registered on the TreeWatch website, reflecting increasing interest in our citizen science initiative.
Bringing local woodlands back to life in partnership with B&Q and BioRegional
The Sylva Foundation will be working in partnership with B&Q and BioRegional to deliver a ground-breaking scheme to support local woodlands.