Topic:
In 1217, some 800 years ago, the Charter of the Forest or Carta Foresta was sealed. The Charter gave rights to the free men of Britain to access the Royal Forests. Access to these forests had been the sole privilege of William The Conqueror and his heirs. To celebrate the anniversary of the Charter and 75 years of Wytham Woods, The Museum of Natural History exhibits contemporary woodland-inspired works by Stanley Donwood, Robin Wilson, Robert Macfarlane, Rosie Fairfax-Cholmeley and Richard Lawrence.

Lunch:
The Future Leadership Institute organizes a lunch to discuss woodland and conservation policy in Europe. Before the lunch the participants will visit the above exhibition to be inspired.

Date:
Sunday 3 june 2018

Participants:
By invitation only

Event time:
Start visit: 10:00 h
Start lunch: 13:00 h

Venue:
Museum of Natural History
Parks Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX13PW

Venue details:
Wytham Room, first floor

Lunch:
Address to be confirmed by private mail

Charter of the Forest:

Charter of the Forest, 1225 reissue, held by the British Library