Sir Martin Wood

I am greatly saddened by the death of my friend, colleague, and patron, Sir Martin Wood aged 94 years. Sir Martin Wood FRS was a visionary engineer, passionate conservationist, and a prolific philanthropist, who had an incalculable influence on my professional and personal life. I first met Martin when, freshContinue Reading

Authors Gabriel Hemery and Sarah Simblet will both be speaking about The New Sylva at an event to be held in Oxford on 30th November. The one day course, hosted the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Oxford, is being co-organised by forestry charity The Sylva Foundation. TheContinue Reading

Sylva Foundation

Tree and forestry charity, the Sylva Foundation, has appointed Sarah Simblet as Artist in Residence. The two year appointment for co-author and artist Sarah Simblet will support the production of the majority of drawings for The New Sylva. The Sylva Foundation will be supporting the book launch in 2014 withContinue Reading