Director for Forestry and Rural Enterprise appointed
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Orsi to a new position in Sylva, as Director for Forestry & Rural Enterprise. Paul joins us from Blenheim Palace where …
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Orsi to a new position in Sylva, as Director for Forestry & Rural Enterprise. Paul joins us from Blenheim Palace where …
Last week the Good Woods project was at the Royal Norfolk Show. Network member Nicky Rowbottom shared a stand with the Forestry Commission. The weather was great, the event was busy. There was lots of interest in the Good Woods project which is offering free support to woodland owners in the region.
A new scheme has been launched that we hope will encourage sustainable forest management in all woodlands, and promote greater understanding of good woodland stewardship among the general public. The Woodland Star Rating is a self-assessment scheme based on the UK Forestry Standard (UKFS). The scheme has been developed by the Sylva Foundation as part…
A major milestone has been passed in the myForest Service. The total area of woodlands mapped across Britain now exceeds 20,000 hectares (or 49,421 acres). This represents 1192 woodlands owned by 731 individuals. We provide real-time essential statistics that can be viewed by anyone at any time, see: www.sylva.org.uk/myforest/about_stats.php
A film about the B&Q Good Woods project has been released. It features Sarah Greenaway from B&Q and Pooran Desai from our partners BioRegional who explain the ideas behind the project and our work objectives during 2013. They visit brickmaker Jim Matthews of H. G Matthews who uses timber to fire his kiln, harvested both…
The final report of the Ecosystem Markets Task Force, published today, includes the B&Q Woodland project that we announced recently.
We are proud to announce today a ground-breaking scheme to breathe new life into neglected woodlands, developed by a partnership between the Sylva Foundation, BioRegional and B&Q. We have teamed up with sustainability charity BioRegional and B&Q to support woodland owners in bringing woodlands into active management. The new scheme is part of B&Q’s One…
The one thousandth woodland has been mapped on myForest service website. The total area mapped now exceeds 17,000ha across Britain, with a few Irish woodland owners having signed up over recent months. These statistics tell us that the average woodland size is 1.47ha. In reality of course, from more in depth analysis we know that…