Discover Britain features The National Forest
Travel writer Paul Bloomfield visited The National Forest and wrote about it for Discover Britain magazine. His fascinating feature uses images from the inspirational 2020VISION project.
Pick it up and take it home!
The National Forest Company Chief Executive speaks out against those leaving their dog mess in the Forest.
The National Forest Company (NFC) and local landowners are working together to tackle the problem of dog mess on pathways and woodlands in The National Forest.
- Read more: Full Press Release
'Just Passing By' and Wassailing
Sophie and Carol visited Snibston and Donisthorpe over the weekend and shared some great community life in the Forest.
Photographer Christopher Mear has taken his part of the Transform project at Snibston to a new stage, and a village in the Forest is developing an established wassailing tradition.
- Read more: Full Blog Post
Latest news from Central Rivers Initiative
The National Forest Company is part of the Central Rivers Initiative, a partnership working to shape the restoration of the river valley between Burton, Lichfield and Tamworth, creating beautiful places where people can explore and enjoy water, landscape and wildlife.
- Read more: CRI Newsletter (PDF)
- Read more: Stoneywell Newsletter (PDF)
Press Releases
Monday, 27th January 2014
Holland & Barrett Announce Partnership with The National Forest
The UK's largest health-food retailer Holland & Barrett today launched a project to create four hectares of new woodland in The National Forest.
Friday, 17th January 2014
Lace Up Your Boots for the National Forest Way
The new National Forest Way long distance trail opens in May 2014, and takes walkers on a fascinating journey through a transforming landscape at the heart of the Midlands.
Blog: Woodland Edge
'Just Passing By' and wassailing
Sophie and Carol visited Snibston and Donisthorpe over the weekend and shared some great community life in the Forest.
Monday, 27th January 2014
A visit to Minorca Opencast Mine, Measham, Leicestershire, The National Forest, 20th November 2013
From Measham to Leicester on the back road, you pass the mine's bund, a newly turfed embankment on a grand scale, like a whale which has swum up the Thames and got stranded. Week by week mounds of soil appear and change shape: we have, temporarily, a rusty brown Arizonian backdrop to the lovely Swepstone church.
Wednesday, 27th November 2013
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