RFS Book Club
2022-01-31
I had the pleasure recently of talking with members of the Royal Forestry Society’s new book club. You can watch to the full talk here.Continue Reading
The New Sylva Republished
2021-08-07
Bloomsbury Publishing has released details of a new version of The New Sylva coming this OctoberContinue Reading
Celebrating the 400th anniversary of John Evelyn’s birth
2020-10-31
The father of British forestry, John Evelyn, was born 400 years ago today, on 31st October 1620 at Wotton in Surrey. Read some papers celebrating …Continue Reading
The New Sylva is back in stock
2018-05-21
After selling out two print runs, The New Sylva, is now back in stock. The waiting list looks like it’s currently 2-4 weeks from Amazon, but Sylva Foundation now has stock in its online shop with the advantage that I sign these copies and profits go to the charity. Sadly, due to aContinue Reading
Talk for the Evelyn200 project
2018-03-27
I’m really pleased to be taking part in the Evelyn200 project by giving a talk on 5th June at Deptford, London. Evelyn200 is a project to plant 200 trees in the Evelyn ward in Lewisham, and to celebrate 200 years since the publication of John Evelyn’s diaries. Evelyn wrote aboutContinue Reading
Review of The New Sylva for the Royal Forestry Society
2014-07-03
“In the forty years of my professional career and the ten years of my retirement I have read and reviewed many forestry books but this is by far the the most outstanding in its style, content, illustrations, readability and historical value.”Continue Reading
Authors to speak at Oxford Literary Festival
2014-02-01
I will be speaking alongside co-author Sarah Simblet about the making of The New Sylva at the Oxford Literary Festival on 26th MarchContinue Reading
The New Sylva – cover design revealed
2013-11-04
The cover design on The New Sylva is revealedContinue Reading
Sylvan reflections by copy-editor Rachael Oakden
2013-09-29
A guest blog by our copy-editor provides an interesting perspective on The New Sylva which is published by Bloomsbury early next year.Continue Reading
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