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Manor Farm: how trees can help your farm business to thrive

Cattows Farm: trees, people, nature and business can thrive together

Grangewood: how trees and management can benefit your land

Audiences thrilled and inspired as Timber Festival returns to the National Forest

Funding announced for an ambitious project to create and connect woodlands across the midlands

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Wildlife events in the Forest to get closer to nature this summer

Summer is a great time to connect with the nature and the outdoors, and what better way than by coming along to a wildlife event taking place in the Forest this season. Whether you’re looking to brush up on your identification, get the kids closer to nature with pond dipping...

The Queer Retangled: How nature can be therapeutic for the LGBT+ community

Many a time, I’ve been sat at a pub, or in the garden of a gathering and heard phrases such as ‘he’s one of those outdoorsy people’, ‘why would you want to go out into the stinky countryside?’, ‘they’re animals, they don’t have brains like ours’, ‘I tried going to the...

5 ways to volunteer in the National Forest

Whether you're looking to give something back, learn a new skill, make new friends, or simply have some free time and want to make a difference.

Arts Grant funded project celebrates the humble hedgerows of the National Forest

Through this year’s National Forest Arts Grants, we’ve been delighted to support Charnwood-based artist Ruth Singer to create Blossom and Thorn, a project exploring the extraordinary and humble hedgerows of the National Forest.

Uncover the wonder of trees by taking part in a TreeFest research walk

Habitat transformation for biodiversity has become a top priority in the UK, with tree planting targets running into the millions. Latest figures from the National Forest clearly demonstrate the benefits for wildlife that landscape-scale transformation can have. However, the...