nurturing a wood culture, growing a future
We have launched a new survey under our TreeWatch initiative in collaboration with the Royal Horticultural Society. We are asking volunteers to help by adopting a Pear tree Pyrus communis and observing it regularly for the European Pear Rust Gymnosporangium sabinae. The new survey has been added to our new look TreeWatch website, which was…
This week our OneOak exhibition opened at University of Oxford Botanic Garden. The exhibition combines the story of the OneOak project – its art, education and science – with photographic work celebrating the important and beauty of woodlands, and stunning original works of art and music. The exhibition has been designed and supported by volunteer…
A phoenix of a very special kind has risen from the ashes of one of Oxfordshire’s most famous trees – the OneOak tree. The tree, which was felled on the Blenheim Estate as part of an education project run by the Sylva Foundation, is currently being used in the making of dozens of wooden items,…
New paper published: Norman, K., Burgess, P., Yeomans, A., and Hemery, G, (2011). Woodfuel and woodland management: a case study. Quarterly Journal of Forestry 105, no. 2 (2011): 135-140. Available for download from our Forestry Horizons library
The redesigned TreeWatch website has been launched today in readiness for new surveys and other exciting developments. Have you adopted your tree yet?
Sylva’s myForest service aims to make the supply and sourcing of woodland products as easy as possible for woodland owners, managers and forestry businesses alike. With this in mind, Sylva has now improved the marketing tools within the myForest service to help enable the local sourcing of woodland products, such as timber, cordwood and coppice…
Sculptor Simon Clements has talked about the inspiration behind the OneOak sculpture, unveiled at the Blenheim Estate in January 2010.
Our latest initiative TreeWatch is evolving this month as we start implementing some major developments to the website that lies at the heart of this innovative project. Have you adopted your tree yet?
This years Chilterns Woodland Annual Conference will be held at the Clare Foundation, Saunderton, Bucks. The Sylva Foundation will be represented by Alistair Yeomans who will be giving providing an overview and update on the myForest web service. Please see details and full list of speakers below. CHILTERNS WOODLAND CONFERENCE 2011 THEME:- WOOD FUEL AND…
Today ConFor – England signed up as the 200th entry on the myForest map-based forestry directory. The free directory promotes local businesses and connects the woodchain by providing woodland managers and businesses with a means to link with each other in their locality and beyond. Additionally, the general public can use myForest to find local…
