myForest has launched a major sharing update, allowing all users to initiate property shares and introducing new role-based permissions for better team collaboration. myForest is a flagship project for the Sylva Foundation. Our mission is to combine forestry expertise with information technology to provide innovative solutions to the environmental challenges facing modern society. By providing…
We are pleased to announce another exciting collaboration between Sylva Foundation and the Forestry Commission, supporting woodland creation across England through the provision of historic environment data layers in myForest. myForest users can now access the ‘Historic Environment Opportunity Map for New Woodland’, which was launched by the Forestry Commission last year. The composite layer…
New research exploring attitudes to deer control in England and Wales has revealed broad support for deer management, with the majority strongly in favour of lethal control. All six species of deer have increased in density and range over the past 40 years. As populations have grown, so too has their impact on woodland habitats,…
The myForest team are excited to announce the latest enhancement to the myForest user interface. The mapping tools have been relocated to the right of your screen for easier access to key mapping features. The menus for base maps and data layers now stay docked to the right of your screen, avoiding the issue of…
Continuing our outreach work, we have supported even more students through myForest, this time in Scotland.
Following the launch of the government-funded PIES project last year, we are pleased to announce the expansion of the project thanks to additional funding provided by Fores
An innovative new project known as PIES, standing for protect, improve, expand, and sustain, has been launched to help with the creation and management of woodlands across England. The project is funded by the Trees Call to Action Fund. The fund was developed by Defra in partnership with the Forestry Commission and is being administered…
We’re delighted to announce the development of a major new project. Working in partnership with the Forestry Commission and the Woodland Trust, the Sylva Foundation is delivering a Woodland Creation Test and Trial to support the development of Defra’s Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme.