nurturing a wood culture, growing a future
The three hundredth tree was adopted under our TreeWatch initiative over the Christmas period. Most adopted trees are located in the UK but there are some also in France, Italy and Spain. Other news in TreeWatch is the successful completion of our Pear Rust survey with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) during 2011. The data…
Dr Sarah Simblet has been appointed Sylva’s first Artist in Residence. During her two year residency Sarah will be producing a unique catalogue of drawings celebrating our forests and trees. These will be featured in a major new tree book to be published in 2014, supported by the Sylva Foundation. Sarah will co-author the book…
A student who won a national prize to have his seat design made into a piece of furniture from the OneOak tree has returned to the National School of Furniture at Oxford & Cherwell Valley College (OCVC). This time he came with classmates from the Arden School in Solihull, to see how his winning design…
Sylva has developed close ties with the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Oxford: we have a Sylva Scholar currently working towards a DPhil (read more) and regularly collaborate on projects, including the new State of British Woodlands survey. We are therefore delighted to promote the good news that funding has come together…
A major report has been released today: The State of the UK’s Forests, Woods and Trees: Perspectives from the forestry and woodland sector. It marks the International Year of Forests in 2011. The State of the UK’s Forests, Woods and Trees report was led by the Woodland Trust and written in collaboration with 19 other…
The Farm and Forestry Improvement Scheme (FFIS), part of the RDPE programme, aims to help farmers, foresters and horticultural businesses in England to increase profits and reduce their impact on the environment. Farmers, foresters, contractors, woodland owners and horticulturalists across England are eligible to apply for grants to invest in green projects and new machinery…
A major milestone was reached in the OneOak project yesterday. The timber was removed from the drying kiln at Deep in Wood sawmill, and the Makers came to collect their boards. Makers present included Philip Koomen, Derek Elliot, Robert Ingham, Philip Clayden, Simon Clements, Martin Damen, Terry Hardaker, Pathway Workshop, and students from Rycotewood Furniture…
We are delighted to offer our first Christmas Card: OneOak tree on a Winter’s night. The image used is a stunning photographic portrait of the OneOak tree taken by Sam Scott-Hunter in 2009. The image captures perfectly the snow-clad woodland scene as the sun set on a cold December afternoon. Sam used a long exposure…
We have published online our Annual Review for 2010-11; our second operating year. Highlights of the year included national media interest in our work, exhibitions for our OneOak project, and several research publications including two on the outcomes of the T10Q project. We launched three new initiatives: Sylva Scholarship TreeWatch myForest service The Review is…
The timber frame house of a stunning curved design, in which the OneOak braces form an integral part, nears completion in Gloucestershire.
