news about the One Oak project
Our 30 minute OneOak film, which follows the tree at the felling in January to the sawmill in March 2010, is now available. It was filmed by a fantastic crew of volunteers (Charlie Beesley, Chris Baines, Bryn Walls, Sarah Simblet), generously supported by the University of Oxford’s Media Production Unit. It was edited by Conrad…
An exhibition on the OneOak project will be held this weekend, 29-31 May 2010, at the Art, Design and a Taste of Summer show at Blenheim Palace. We will be showing some of the films we have had made about the project and will have staff from Sylva on hand to talk about the project…
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 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…
Peter Barrington says the felling on an oak has helped understanding of trees and woodland management. Oxford Times, Weekend, pp. 26-27, Thursday, April 22nd 2010 Read online
A twenty minute film about the OneOak project has been made by Country Channel TV. It is now being broadcast on their internet TV website. To watch the film online click on the logo below. The 20 minute programme will also be shown on Sky channel 171 on the following dates: Thursday 8th April at…
We have published a slideshow of pictures showing the drama of the OneOak felling and launch on YouTube.
Today the OneOak tree was felled and the OneOak project launched publicly. Over 400 people braved the snow and sleet to walk into the wood on the Blenheim Estate. Two hundred and fifty primary school children displayed work that they had been doing on the project for other guests to see. Hot chocolate, brewed on…
Today was probably the busiest day so far at the woodland on the Blenheim Estate where the OneOak has been growing for the last 160 years. Tomorrow will be even busier when the OneOak tree will be felled in front of 400 guests, including 250 primary school children and many of the future users of…
