Craft Market at the Sylva Wood Centre: this evening and tomorrow Saturday 6th December sylva.org.uk/sylva-founda... #oxfordshire #crafts #wood #Christmas

Join our national monitoring project and help expand a network of pheromone traps to improve understanding of the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus. 👉 Sign up: ow.ly/4uIC50XtyqM @forestrycommission.bsky.social @sylva.org.uk #DefraGovUK #WoodlandManagement #TreeHealth

If you own or manage woodland with spruce, you can help prevent establishment of the spruce bark beetle Ips typographus by joining a national monitoring project rung by Sylva Foundation and @forestresearchuk.bsky.social sylva.org.uk/help-prevent... #forestry #treehealth #research #takepart

We’re pleased to publish our trustees’ report and financial accounts for 2024-25. Our board and team expanded to new levels and our impact grew considerably. We're indebted to so many for their support and encouragement. sylva.org.uk/2024-25-trus... #charity #report #environment #forestry

Calling all woodland owners, agents, professionals, businesses, land-owning organisations - final week to complete British Woodlands Survey 2025 (BWS2025) exploring woodland resilience - take part before 31 Aug: sylva.org.uk/bws2025 #woodlands #trees #resilience #environmentalchange #research

We're hiring! Delivery Manager (Environmental Digital Services). An exciting opportunity to make a significant contribution to the innovative digital services provided by a dynamic environmental charity. #jobs #career #digital #technology #deliverymanager Read more & apply: sylva.org.uk/jobs

The British Woodlands Survey 2025 (BWS2025) is now live - important for all woodland owners, agents, forestry professionals, businesses, land-owning organisations - take part: sylva.org.uk/bws2025 @forestresearchuk.bsky.social #woodlands #trees #resilience #environmentalchange #research

Announcing the launch of the UKFS Checker tool. UKFS Checker identifies good woodland management and areas for improvement. UKFS Checker is available to all myForest users, the UK’s foremost cloud-based woodland management platform, designed by foresters for foresters. sylva.org.uk/launch-of-uk...

An incubation workshop is available to rent from Sylva Foundation by a business connected with designing or making with wood. For details and to apply: sylva.org.uk/incubation-w...

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We're keen to connect with more friends, partners and supporters on @bsky.app . Read more about our move from the other place and take advantage of our Starter Pack: sylva.org.uk/join-us-on-b... #environment #forestry #wood

The latest British Woodlands Survey—led by @sylva.org.uk and supported by Forest Research. Findings will help advance sustainable woodland management and inform future policy. 📘 Read the report: www.sylva.org.uk/bws Research funded by Defra

Today we publish the report of the BWS2004 exploring views among private land managers to #public access in #woodlands, in collaboration with @forestresearchuk.bsky.social. c.500 respondents took part, responsible for 56% of privately-owned woodland area in Britain. www.sylva.org.uk/bws #research

🌳 Woodland owners and managers – our oaks need you. This summer, assess 5+ trees and share the data via Forest Lab to support research into Acute Oak Decline. Sign up 👉 www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/145159-...

We are delighted to celebrate a new collaboration with ercol which will result in an exhibition during London Craft Week at the ercol Chelsea store #furniture #art #craft #design #wood #London #sustainable sylva.org.uk/ercol-x-sylv...

This year marks 10 years since we founded the Sylva Foundation Wood Centre, home to the Sylva Wood School and a wonderful collection of woodworking small businesses. Come and visit us during Oxfordshire Artweeks 17/18 May: sylva.org.uk/sylva-wood-c... #furniture #trees #forestry #art #environment

We are delighted to announce a collaboration between Sylva Foundation and the Forestry Commission to support woodland creation across England. myForest now provides more information enabling users to consider the historic environment when developing their plans. tinyurl.com/2kkzet5m

Congratulations to our Wood School Senior Tutor Phil Gullam on receiving the Master Certificate from The Furniture Makers Company! We are delighted Phil’s ongoing contribution to educating future generations of furniture makers has been recognised by the profession. sylva.org.uk/professional...

Want to join our community of wood based businesses at the Sylva Wood Centre? Our start-up bench spaces are designed to help establish new businesses, providing making space and access to machinery. Visit our blog for details: sylva.org.uk/start-up-ben... #wood #furniture #woodworking #woodcentre

Applications are open for our new 6-week workshop experience, as part of our Woodworking and Gender Project. Offering hands-on training, technical skills, and support to build your confidence towards a career in furniture. Full details on our blog.

💡 What does it take to select a new generation of Douglas fir trees that will be adapted to the British climate and have good timber properties? 🥾 We went to Mortimer Forest, where experimental trials were first set up over 30 years ago, to find out. 🔗 www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/142575-...

We are really delighted to welcome Dr Eleanor Tew to our trustee board. Eleanor is currently Head of Forest Planning at Forestry England. sylva.org.uk/about-us/#ch... #charity #environment #trustees #forestry

Are you part of the woodworking or furniture-making industry: employer/employee/educator/student? If so, we want to hear from YOU! We have launched a national survey to help us deliver our Woodworking and Gender Project #furniture #woodworking #education #genderequality forms.gle/RZNxH1ZVxkb3...

We're excited to launch a new website for our Woodworking and Gender Project at the Sylva Wood School, made possible with funding from National Heritage Lottery and other wonderful supporters. Check it out here: gender-project.sylva.org.uk #wood #furniture #woodworking #equality #gender

The UK made a welcome commitment at COP29 to support nations including Indonesia to tackle deforestation🌳 But how do we make sure this (& older pledges) become real action for forests in the UK & globally?🌎 Read more👇 www.wcl.org.uk/cop-forest-p...

Hello Bluesky👋 Wildlife and Countryside Link is the largest environment and wildlife coalition in England, bringing together 86 organisations for the protection of nature🌱 We'll be sharing news on environmental policy & how this can make a difference to people, wildlife & our cherished spaces🏘️

🥳 New #TreeMortality webinar with Paloma Ruiz Benito taking place on 🗓️3 December, 🕓4:00 pm CET 'Forest dynamics under global change: temporal perspectives with observational approaches' Register here: ➡️https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ajd8RjAPSU-Ytx_tOkuPbw #ForestScience #ForestResearch

The trustees of Sylva Foundation are pleased to release their report for 2023-24 and the independent accounts. Lots of exciting activities and achievements to celebrate with us during the year. Read more: sylva.org.uk/annual-repor... #environment #foresrry #wood #charity #reporting

Winner! Made from homegrown ash, this Sylva Foundation and National Trust collaboration of hand-crafted stools connecting education, heritage and sustainable woodland management has won top prize in the Wood Awards Production category. #wood #furniture #homegrown sylva.org.uk/homegrown-ha...

Sylva is now on Bluesky! We abandoned the other place long ago and have been waiting to jump aboard the next good platform, so here we are! Looking forward to sharing news, views and activities as we continue our work nurturing a wood culture, growing a future. #forestry #wood #environment