New web software will help deer management across landscapes
Environmental charity the Sylva Foundation has launched a major new version of a web platform and mobile app designed to help with the management of deer across landscapes.
Updates to Management Plans and Felling Permissions in Scotland
From today both the Management Plan template and Felling Permissions application have been updated in myForest. If you have previously created a management plan or generated a felling licence application, the information and data entered will now be in these new templates.
Felling Licence Online
myForest users can benefit from a new online system for generating felling licences
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.
Support for collaborative woodland management
From today, users of our myForest service can query resource information across multiple properties which can help support collaborative woodland management. Suited equally to woodland co-operatives or managers with multiple clients, the new functionality aims to improve efficiency by enhancing collaboration, with the main outcomes that more woodlands are managed well, and more home-grown timber reaches the market.
New Forestry Commission England Management Plan template available on myForest
The updated Forestry Commission England Management Planning template is now available on myForest.
GIS course – management planning using myForest
On this RFS course, learn how to create a myForest account, map a woodland area, add attribute data, and generate a management plan and associated maps. We will look at what is required from a good management plan and how myForest can help you.
Argyll Small Woods Coop – woodland planning workshop
The Argyll Small Woods Coop and the Croft Woodland Project are hosting a woodland planning workshop on Tuesday 24th October. Learn more about myForest, and opportunities for collaborative woodland management.
myForest supports social enterprises
The myForest team have recently joined forces with the team from the Making Local Woods Work, a partnership which helps support and grow woodland social enterprises. We have added a new category to the myForest Directory that allows businesses to highlight their social missions and for myForest users to search for social enterprise businesses.
Amazing response to our Christmas appeal
With just hours until our Christmas Appeal appeal closes (12 noon) we’ve raised £4,300 so far. We’ve been stunned by the generosity of so many individuals who have donated over the last four days.