Tentsile Blog
Finland Stop over
After 20 years of state funded research, it is now well documented that forests are good for us, relieving stress, lowering blood pressure and clearing the mind. Finland has started making moves towards a new 21st century model of tourism with wilderness and nature at it's heart, and this event was the culmination of phase one of the action plan. They call it, Finland - Stop Over!
Tentsile's 3rd Birthday
Can you believe it? A once wistful dream of designing and making portable tree houses is now earning us a living! First of all, thank you. Without your desire to make your own way into the trees, we would never have kept going this long.
Honesty is the Best Policy
Seems like you guys like honesty. Doesn't usually go hand in hand with corporate strategy these days though, does it? Well, we aren't corporate; we are a tiny start up with a passion for trees and a simple idea.
From a Tiny Seed to a Mighty Forest.
Tentsile means trees. It means business! We want to continue nurturing nurseries and young forests, to help trees thrive and again find their place as pillars of communities and environments. This is part of Tentsile’s mission.
Talking about trees: deforestation in Sumatra.
In a reflection of our company ethos, we’re going to be posting one blog per month devoted to big issues affecting forests, trees, wildlife and people the world over. We’ll cover everything from the large problems of deforestation in Indonesia to lesser-known tree-planting initiatives in tiny corners of Britain, bringing you stories from the people who are combating these globally important issues.
Ben Trevor: an arborist's life
The top twenty feet of the tree stands above you with a pull rope attached under tension, and you have made your directional 'gob' cut - a wedge cut out of the stem, a quarter to a third of the way through, that enables a 'hinge' of wood to determine, to some extent, which direction the top section of the tree will fall once the final back cut has been made.
Karri, Karri Knight: A Night of Wonder!
Waking up on the Tentsile in the tallest tree in Europe, shrouded in mist and watching the Sun burn through and reveal the steep, forested sides of the valley, distant houses, and clear, blue skies will stay with me as long as I live, and we’re already planning to go back to those beautiful trees.
Tentsile People: Ben Trevor
Ben Trevor, otherwise known as the Tree Top Troubadour, has been an arborist for over ten years and a musician for over twenty. His two occupations combined in a wonderful way in 2012, when he started performing gigs at the tops of very tall trees to raise money and awareness for cancer research and tree conservation charities. In our latest Tentsile People blog, we talk to Ben about his life, his work and the trees that make him tick.
Tentsile people: Richard Symonds
Richard Symonds is an artist, tree climber and friend of Tentsile who spends his days variously painting up trees, working on commissions to support charities, and getting outdoors as much as possible. We spoke to him recently to ask for inspiration and information for artists, conservationists and outdoor enthusiasts, and his answers didn’t disappoint.
Tentsile: the perfect location for a date.
f you ever get bored of the usual routine of cinema, dinner in a restaurant, picnic in a park or drink in a crowded bar, and you want something a bit out of the ordinary to put the icing on the cake of a new romance (or to treat someone you couldn't do without), a Tentsile date is the way forward.
Climbing meets camping: taking Tentsile to new heights
If your tree-climbing knowledge harks back to the childhood days when even saplings seemed like sequoias, your first port of call is a course like Sawpod's Tree Climbing Course or Goodleaf's Essential Recreational Tree Climbing, which can teach you everything you need to know about species, safety and lots of lovely knots.
A Midsummer Night's Dream: the first Tentsile festival.
Question: where can you find trees, camp fires, chilled out adults and happy kids, good food, great music and a dazzling array of hammocks, tents and tarps?
Answer: the first Tentsile festival. Aptly named A Midsummer Night's Dream, our first foray into the world of festival-ing took place in late June, and it was all we could dream of and more.
