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Sylva Foundation

@sylva.org.uk

Sylva Foundation is a national charity working for a society that lives in harmony with nature, focusing on the stewardship of our forests and the utility of home-grown timber

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Sylva Foundation @sylva.org.uk · 17/03/2026

Report of the 2025 British Woodlands Survey published today exploring awareness, action and aspirations among Britain's forestry community relating to #environmentalchange @gabrielhemery.com @greenwoodtree14.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social Read more and download: sylva.org.uk/bws

The British Woodlands Survey 2025 (BWS2025) was commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) to support policy development, exploring awareness, action and aspirations in the forestry community in responding to environmental change. The 2025 survey has provided the third instance in a valuable time-series of similar surveys spanning ten years exploring environmental change across Great Britain. While this report reports on Britain-wide results, a separate supplement provides some specific and more detailed findings for England.

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Sylva Foundation @sylva.org.uk · 05/12/2025

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

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Sylva Foundation @sylva.org.uk · 26/08/2025

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

We’re pleased to publish our trustees’ report and financial accounts for 2024-25.

We had a busy and productive year:

We welcomed three new trustees, expanding our board to a total of nine. We were particularly pleased to diversify age diversity among trustees, and to have achieved a majority female board for the first time
Our team of staff grew to 12; our largest number of employees to date
Income received was greater than any previous financial year, mostly due to the handling of grant income for the PIES project, subsequently paid out to subcontracted parties
As always, we benefited from a fantastic range of collaborators, partners, funders, donors, volunteers, advisors and others. Without your support we would not be able to deliver the level of public benefits we managed to achieve. Thank you to you all!

Innovating

Supported more than 10,000 land owners and managers in caring for their woodlands via myForest
200,000ha of woodland mapped in myForest
7,500ha of new woodland planned and created using myForest
Added insightful data layers to myForest to support decision making by land managers
Enhanced the Woodland Condition Assessment to support uplift in ecological conditions of woodlands and biodiversity net gain assessments
Helped channel £39M of funding to support environmental outcomes via the NatureBid platform
Attracted 500 respondents to the 2024 British Woodlands Survey exploring attitudes, experiences and actions among private land managers to public access in their woodlands
Started work developing new British Woodlands Survey for 2025 focussing on environmental change and resilience, creating a 10-year time series
Co-authored a peer-reviewed research article exploring forest manager attitudes towards pest and disease risks to oak in Britain

Collaborating

Concluded the PIES project, delivering advice to 146 land owners, supporting the sustainable management of 2,945ha of existing woodland wit…

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Sylva Foundation @sylva.org.uk · 15/08/2025

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

Sylva Foundation is based in south Oxfordshire and is active across Britain transforming how we deliver technology and digital services to support a sustainable society, mitigate the impacts of climate change, and reduce biodiversity loss across the UK. We are looking for a Delivery Manager to fulfill a key business role for the organisation, involving elements of business analysis and project management.

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Sylva Foundation @sylva.org.uk · 09/07/2025

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

In this latest edition of the respected British Woodlands Survey, researchers want to hear from woodland owners and managers about their experiences, and of their hopes and fears for the future. Environmental change is already altering the ecology of our woodlands, affecting timber prices and productivity, impacting financial sustainability and more. Do you think some of these impacts may be positive as well as negative? Do you think you need better financial support or advice? What are biggest barriers you face in managing your woodland? Would you like to be better connected with others, could information technology support you better? This is your chance to have a say!

The British Woodlands Survey 2025 (BWS2025) is now live and remains open until end August. Taking part is important for all woodland owners, forestry and land agents, forestry professionals, businesses, land-owning organisations, and others.

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Sylva Foundation @sylva.org.uk · 15/05/2025

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

BWS2024 Exploring attitudes, experiences and actions among private land managers towards public access in woodlands. Report of the British Woodlands Survey 2024

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Sylva Foundation @sylva.org.uk · 05/12/2024

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

Dr Eleanor Tew, Sylva Foundation trustee

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Sylva Foundation @sylva.org.uk · 29/11/2024

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 homepage of the new website for the Woodworking and Gender Project run by Sylva Foundation

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Sylva Foundation @sylva.org.uk · 28/11/2024

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

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Sylva Foundation @sylva.org.uk · 27/11/2024

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...

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Sylva Foundation @sylva.org.uk · 26/11/2024

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

The Sylva Wood Centre in Oxfordshire is the national home of Sylva Foundation. Our office and buildings supporting design and making with home-grown wood are surrounded by a young woodland demonstrating resilient design, plus a community orchard and a reconstructed Anglo-Saxon house.

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