TreeWatch international
Interest in TreeWatch beyond the UK continues to grow. The first tree in Italy was adopted this week: a Quercus pubescens near Salerno in the south of the country. read more …
nurturing a wood culture, growing a future
TreeWatch – help spread the word
Can you help spread the word about TreeWatch? We are looking for more people to get involved by adopting trees and helping with surveys. Perhaps you work in a school or colleage and could help promote it as a student project, or think your friends or work colleagues may be interested. We have created a…
One hundredth tree adopted
We have just celebrated the 100th tree being adopted in our TreeWatch initiative. We now have trees on the map across much of England and are looking forward to seeing interest spread across Scotland and Wales. It’s also great to see trees adopted in France and Spain. Thank you to all our ‘adoptees’ for their…
BBC Radio Oxford interview
Sylva’s CEO Dr Gabriel Hemery was interviewed on BBC Radio Oxford earlier today. He talked about our latest initiative TreeWatch and our OneOak exhibition currently open at Oxford Botanic Garden. Listen again (from 1 hour 16 minutes) for one week only.
myForest Harcourt Arboretum Event: 13th May
13th May – Harcourt Arboretum event – myForest – Enhancing the Southern Oxfordshire forestry sector Sylva and the Oxfordshire Woodland Project (OWP) are holding a joint event as part of the LEADER funded project to support woodland owners and managers in the Southern Oxfordshire LAG area, in the mapping and managing of their woodlands. The…
OneOak sculpture arrives in Oxford
The OneOak sculpture has been removed from the Blenheim woodland and taken to the centre of Oxford where it now stands outside the entrance to the OneOak Exhibition, which is open at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden until end August.
OneOak woodland in bluebell glory
One year after the felling of the OneOak tree, a new oak forest has been planted by 250 children, a memorial sculpture stands proudly on the tree base, and the bluebells have returned. April 2011.
Sylva Scholar attends ICF conference
For the last two days I have been at the Institute of Chartered Foresters’ (ICF) conference
300 woodland owners on myForest
Interest and growth in the myForest service continues to rise. To date over 7600 hectares of woodland have been mapped with the 300th woodland owner signing up today.
Oxford Energy Futures: 10th June
This is the second year that Sylva will contribute to Oxford Energy Futures seminar. Alistair will present a talk entitled Wood fuel in the UK: a general overview and latest developments in the sector. University of Oxford – 10th June, 2011 Oxford Energy Futures is a Conference focusing on the latest energy topics, with contributions from…