nurturing a wood culture, growing a future
There are many woodland interest initiatives and NGOs and we at the SYLVA Foundation value the variety and diversity of these initiatives. This said, we also feel strongly about avoiding duplication of information and actively look to link with strong research and woodland management guides and information. One such publication that has recently been…
Nature is repairing herself at the woodland where the OneOak tree was felled in January 2010. Foresters at Blenheim Estate have also given nature a helping hand by leaving habitat piles. Piles of branchwood have been left to provide homes for wildlife, for small mammals such as voles, and for insects and fungi that thrive…
Enter our free competition and you have a chance to win some super prizes. Simply try to guess the weight of the OneOak tree. For perhaps the first time ever in science, an entire mature oak tree has been weighed; from the massive main trunk down to the smallest twigs at the tips of the…
Sylva has been awarded a LEADER grant to support woodland owners in mapping and managing their woodlands in the Southern Oxfordshire LEADER area and to provide a platform for reconnecting the local wood-chain. Our myForest Service will be the main tool for supporting this work. SYLVA have teamed up with the Oxfordshire Woodland Project to…
SYLVA CEO Gabriel Hemery is talking about the OneOak project on Saturday 15th May at 11am, at Philip Koomen’s workshop at Checkendon as part of Oxfordshire ArtWeek. In his talk entitled The story of the One Oak, Gabriel will explain the inspirations behind the project and highlight stories that have emerged during its dramatic first…
SYLVA CEO Gabriel Hemery is talking about the OneOak project on Saturday 15th May at 11am, at Philip Koomen’s workshop at Checkendon as part of Oxfordshire ArtWeek. In his talk entitled The story of the One Oak, Gabriel will explain the inspirations behind the project and highlight stories that have emerged during its dramatic first…
Furniture designer and maker Philip Koomen is featured in the Oxford Times Oxfordshire Limited Edition magazine in the May issue. Philip is one of our main advisors in the OneOak project. The article celebrates Philip’s work and promotes his forthcoming Arts Week Exhibition at his workshops in Checkendon. Our CEO Gabriel Hemery will be giving…
The half hour programme about Sylva’s OneOak project, following the life story of one oak tree, will be broadcast on Sunday 9th May at 13:30 on Sky Channel 171. This is its fourth broadcast on the channel this week. The programme was made by Country Channel TV, and you can watch it anytime online here.
What an adventure we are having following the life of OneOak! From meeting the tree in the autumn, to watching it fall with a mighty crash on a snowy winter’s day, we are enjoying every minute of it! Our latest instalment in the OneOak story came with a visit to the Deep In Wood sawmill…
SYLVA has a promotional stand this week at the Institute of Chartered Foresters’ National Conference in Newcastle. The topic of the conference is “Energy and wood fuel”. The myForest service could play an important role in helping to bring more woodlands into sustainable management, and in connecting the energy market to the resource.
