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What’s in the woodlands at Chessington World of Adventures? 27 Aug 2013 | 06:21 pm
As part of the B&Q Good Woods project, Chessington World of Adventures in Surrey have received professional forestry advice for the management of their woodlands. Like all woodlands visited under the ...
Ash dieback discovered in Dorset 22 Aug 2013 | 04:34 pm
close up of Chalara fraxinea lesion on young ash coppice stem In the week that AshTag relaunched to enable citizens to report both healthy and diseased ash trees Chalara fraxinea or ash dieback, was ...
Good Woods supports dormouse habitat in Kent woodland 19 Aug 2013 | 09:15 pm
The Heaths Countryside Corridor received a visit from woodland advisor Mike Phillips on 14th August through the Good Woods project. The charity, local to the villages of Charing Heath and Lenham Heath...
Chilterns Woodland Project – myForest LEADER project in News of the Woods 16 Aug 2013 | 02:44 pm
Earlier this year the Chilterns myForest LEADER project was completed. The project was a partnership between the Chilterns Woodland Project (CWP) and the Sylva Foundation. An overview of the project c...
Chalara fraxinea – dieback of ash Advisory Note 2 Aug 2013 | 04:47 pm
The Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) are advising owners to extend their vigilance to ash trees planted up to 20 years ago as a part of work to develop further our under- standing...
New eWGS grant timescales announced 25 Jul 2013 | 02:37 pm
Forestry Commission England has just announced timescales for applying for and receiving grant funding under the current eWGS system. These timescales have been brought about because of transition f...
Education Programmes Manager with the RFS 23 Jul 2013 | 05:12 pm
The Royal Forestry Society is inviting applications for the full-time post of Education Programmes Manager to develop and deliver educational initiatives that meet the needs of their members and other...
Director for Forestry and Rural Enterprise appointed 16 Jul 2013 | 06:21 pm
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Orsi to a new position in Sylva as our Director for Forestry & Rural Enterprise. Paul Orsi, Sylva Foundation Paul joins us from Blenheim Palace w...
2013 – An Extraordinary Year for England’s Woodlands 15 Jul 2013 | 05:48 pm
Following a successful course in 2011, Sylva has again teamed up with the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Oxford, to hold a one day course. This course is designed for people ...
Job opportunity: Good Woods programme manager with BioRegional 12 Jul 2013 | 12:56 am
Earlier in 2013, Sylva teamed up with BioRegional and DIY giant B&Q to launch the Good Woods project, working to revive woodlands to provide environmental, social and economic benefits. We are pleased...
