Welcome to OneOak

OneOak is an education project of the Sylva Foundation. We are bringing people closer to growing trees for wood, by following the full life story of one oak tree.

We aim to increase understanding of sustainable woodland management by working directly with school children and the public, via this website, at a series of national exhibitions and through local and national media.

Activities to date

A mature oak tree was chosen for the project that had grown in a plantation on the Blenheim Palace estate in Oxfordshire. Its felling in January 2010 was witnessed by 250 children and 150 guests.

The OneOak tree has become one of Britain's most studied trees. We now know that it was 222 years old when felled. It has also become the focus of some stunning tree art.

Latest News and Activities

May 14, 2012

The Hereford Bull naming ceremony

May 8, 2012

Telling tale of how tree lives on

April 23, 2012

OneOak tree in its own image

April 19, 2012

Oxfordshire Goes Wild

OneOak coffee table

The Future

Now in 2012 dozens of crafts people and others are using the wood from the OneOak tree. They are creating buildings, ships, making furniture and other beautiful wooden objects, producing essential everyday items, and creating heat and energy.

During 2012 we are taking an exhibition about the OneOak project around the country, where we will be showing all the wood products made from the OneOak tree, together with the art and the science.