Artweeks at the Sylva Wood Centre
We’re looking forward to opening the doors to the Sylva Wood Centre during Oxfordshire Artweeks. This year we will be open from 10am to 5pm on the weekends of 19/20 and 26/27/28 May.
Shapes of Trees – an evening of music
Tickets are still available for The Shapes of Trees event – an evening of music at the Sylva Wood Centre on 16th November. The event is part of our Winter Festival of Trees, Woods and People which is helping promote the launch of the ‘Tree Charter’.
Hooke Park Winter Lecture series
The Winter lecture series at the Architectural Association’s Woodland Campus at Hooke Park, has been announced. Sylva Foundation’s Dr Gabriel Hemery is part of the line up of speakers this year. He will be talking about woodland culture and the making of The New Sylva on Wednesday 2nd December.
Conference: Resilient Woodlands – meeting the challenges
An important conference — Resilient Woodlands: meeting the challenges — is taking place at Birmingham on 1st October, and places are still available. Sylva CEO Gabriel Hemery will be reporting on the results of the British Woodlands Survey 2015.
Resilient woodlands: meeting the challenge
An important conference will take place on October 1st concerning the challenges facing our woodlands from environmental change. Organised jointly by the Royal Forestry Society and the Woodland Trust, we are pleased to have been invited to contribute.
Resilient Woodlands Initiative event in the Forest of Dean
Resilient Woodland Management – unlocking the economic, social and environmental benefits of woodlands in the Forest of Dean. Spaces available for event on Saturday 17th January, run by the Resilience Centre.
Celebrating the 350th anniversary of Evelyn’s Sylva
During 2014 the Sylva Foundation is supporting a number of activities across the UK to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the publication of John Evelyn’s Sylva in 1664.
Places available at workshops held across England
Forest owners and agents will be aware by now that Forestry Commission England are shortly introducing a new management plan template. Join us and our partners at a series of workshops designed to introduce the plan. The workshops, organised by the Institute of Chartered Foresters, are taking place at venues across England and still have places available.
Summary of woodland conference at Oxford University
Sylva’s day course, run in association with the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Oxford, attracted some 35 delegates on Saturday. Delegates were introduced to many examples of agents for change. Whether they were books, art, television, research or technology.
Day course in Oxford – last places available
A few remaining places are available on our one day course with the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Oxford.