nurturing a wood culture, growing a future
Sylva and the Oxford University Department for Continuation Education (OUDCE) are holding a one day course on November 5th: Trees and Woodlands of England: Past, Present and Future Anyone with an interest in trees and forests is welcome. Why not come along and learn about woodlands in the past, the key issues of the present,…
Today we are delighted to open a new OneOak exhibitionat the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. It will run until 27th March 2012.
Today we have published a new 12 minute film featuring the OneOak planting event, and the unveiling of Simon Clement’s sculpture, at the Blenheim woodland in January 2011. Our huge thanks to Editor Conrad Weisterantz and Camera Sarah Simblet. And of course all the children who worked so hard to plant the 250 oak trees.
Across Europe horse chestnut trees are looking tired and ragged, and prematurely autumnal in colour, due to damage to their leaves by an insect: the horse chestnut leaf miner. Now is the time to record whether trees near you have been infected by joining our TreeWatch project. Help us record the spread of this pest…
Earlier in the year Martin Damen was invited by Norman Stevens, an American collector of wooden spoons, to contribute a spoon to his “Gathering of Spoons” . After much discussion he wanted one in Cherry Plum. However, he also appreciates spoons made from wood/trees with some provenance. Consequently, Martin decided to send a spoon made…
Even as the OneOak timber begins to be used in a building (read more) and is being kiln-dried ready for fine furniture and joinery, uses for other parts of the tree are still being found. Two tonnes of branchwood from the tree will be turned into charcoal. In an exciting move we have teamed up…
A OneOak board is delivered to a timber framing company in readiness for its use in an innovative new house build project.
The Forestry Commission (FC) England has recently updated their management planning template and the associated guidance document. The template is the recommended format for FC England’s Woodland Planning Grant. The new planning layout and information fields have now been incorporated into the myForest management planning template. There are now a number of additional information fields…
Sylva has produced a short film for the Forgotten Forests project run by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Entitled Britain’s forgotten forests, our film explains that many of the forests in Britain are moribund and suggests that people are increasingly disconnected from them. Written and presented by our CEO Gabriel Hemery, the film seeks to challenge…
Sylva and the Oxford University Department for Continuation Education are holding a woodland seminar on the 5th November 2011
