Forestry Fieldwork Resources Launched for Secondary Schools
Fieldwork in the Forest, our new forestry fieldwork resources for secondary school geography teachers and pupils has been launched today.
Progress Towards Climate Change Actions
Today, a progress report of the Forestry Climate Change Action Plan is published to coincide with a seminar held at the Confor Woodland Show.
Sylva launches premium account for myForest
A new premium account has been launched for Sylva’s flagship woodland management online software myForest. Users will have access to new tools, while income from regular subscriptions will help the charity invest further in the technology.
Working together to adapt to a changing climate
Actions to address significant gaps in forestry policy, research and practice are necessary to deal with the unprecedented pace and scale of environmental change, say forestry organisations launching a new action plan today at APF Exhibition, the UK’s largest forestry show.
Health and Harmony – what does the future of the environment look like to you?
The deadline of 8th May is fast approaching for responses to government’s public consultation about the future for food, farming, and the environment. We urge everyone with an interest in trees, woodlands, and forestry to respond.
Forestry Yard opens at Sylva Wood Centre
Sylva Foundation is delighted to announce the opening of the Forestry Yard at the Sylva Wood Centre. The Forestry Yard will be occupied and run by Face North Forestry, a local and expanding forestry contracting company.
Adapting to climate change
Sylva Foundation CEO Gabriel Hemery reports on significant progress made in bringing the English forestry sector together to ensure that forestry practice, and our trees and forests, will adapt effectively to climate change.
myForest supports landscape-scale deer management
Thanks to new online technology, landowners and managers now have the ability to create deer management plans and collect and share data more easily to manage and monitor deer population impacts across the landscape, helping to improve the environmental condition of woodlands.
BWS2017 attracts 1,600 respondents with 0.5Mha woodlands
More than 1,600 respondents, representing >0.5Mha of woodlands across Britain, have had their say so far . . . have you? BWS2017 closes Sunday 1st October 23:59
Your chance to take part in important national survey
To date more than 1,100 woodland owners, agents, foresters, and businesses have taken part in British Woodlands Survey 2017. The responses represent the views of those caring for more than 100,000 ha of woodland across Britain. Open until end September we are hopeful that even more people with an interest in the future of forestry will take part before the survey closes.