Sarah Simblet talks about her part in creating The New Sylva in a film sponsored by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) to celebrate the opening, today, of the Sylva Exhibition. Read more about the exhibition at RBGE Continue Reading
A short film made by author Gabriel Hemery as he unwraps the first bound copy of The New Sylva.Continue Reading
Time lapse film of artist Sarah Simblet working on a drawing for The New Sylva book. Made from 600 photographs taken over the course of 6 hours. The drawing is of a stand of sugi or Japanese red cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) growing in Brechfa Forest Gardens, Wales.Continue Reading
Our Forests member Jonathon Porritt, explains why he thinks it is that we love our forests and trees so much we are willing to fight to protect them. Watch the film.Continue Reading
Trees have often taken a starring role in films and movies. Here are three of my favourite: a modern block buster, an animated masterpiece, and an underrated science fiction classic.Continue Reading
Trees are essential to life. Wood is the most sustainable material on Earth. Managing our forests properly means that we can have healthy forests and produce wood. It can be difficult to understand how cutting down a tree in a forest is sustainable. The most common questions I’m asked whenContinue Reading
I recently wrote about a short film that I’d made on behalf of the Sylva Foundation for the Forgotten Forests project, run by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). I have been asked whether I could provide the full transcript. I am pleased to offer it below. Watch the film Britain’sContinue Reading
I recently wrote and presented a short film for the Forgotten Forests project run by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Watch the filmContinue Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbaEVfHi-b4 Earlier this month I discovered a warbler in full song, perched in a leafing ash tree. I was unsure what species it was because although I’m not bad at the visual identification of birds, I’m not so good at identifying them by their song. I thought it was aContinue Reading
A drive-by through an English woodland with bluebells in full bloomContinue Reading
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