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Events

Guided Walk: Discovering insects in the Forest

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Join us on a guided walk and discover the various invertebrates along this 3.5 mile route and the important role they have in growing the Forest. We hope to see speckled wood and common blue butterflies, cinnabar moths, buffy-tailed bumblebees as well as many bugs.

June 2023

Buff tailed bumble bee on a piece of grass
Guided Walk: Discovering insects in the Forest
Saturday 3 June, 9am - 12noon

Join us on a guided walk and discover the various invertebrates along this 3.5 mile route and the important role they have in growing the Forest. We hope to see speckled wood and common blue butterflies, cinnabar moths, buffy-tailed bumblebees as well as many bugs.

Honeybourne, WR11

Tickets from £6.00
Teenage boy and girls and walking through native broad leaf woodland - Shutterstock.
Young Foresters
Saturday 03 June, 2023 - 10:00 - 12:30

A volunteering and adventure club for young people aged 12-18. Our Young Foresters have many adventures in the Forest, as well as taking part in a number of forestry and conservation tasks.

The Heart of England Forest, Spernal, Nr. Studley 

Tickets: £5
Two women with three small children sitting on a log in the Forest
Mini Foresters
Saturday 03 June, 2023 - 14:00 - 16:00

Our regular club for families with children aged 4-11. Every month sees a new adventure for the mini foresters as they learn about wildlife, try a bit of bushcraft, get creative with craft activities and learn how to help the wildlife in the forest.

The Heart of England Forest, B49 6JE

Tickets: £5 per family
Grassland at Haydon Way Wood
Learn To Nordic Walk Course - 2 Sessions
Wednesday 8 & Wednesday 15 June, 10:00am

We have teamed up with Mercian Nordic Walking who will be running a learn to Nordic Walk course from the Forest. The course will be run over two sessions, 8th and 15th June.

Haydon Way Wood, Spernal, Warwickshire.

£25
Sculpture of King Kong in a lush garden
EXCLUSIVE Friend of the Forest: An Evening in the Garden of Heroes & Villains.
Thursday 08 June, 2023 - 17:30 - 20:30

We invite registered Friends of the Forest to join us for an evening in the Garden and a chance to meet members of the charity team.

Colletts Farm, Dorsington, CV37 8AU

Admission by pre-booked ticket only
A ceramic plate with leaves etched in and glazed in a different colour
Ceramics half-day taster
Saturday 10 June, 2023 - 10:00 - 13:00
Learn to make a piece of pottery inspired by the Forest flora and fauna. Ideas include wall hangings, bowls and vases.

All workshop materials and tea/coffee/biscuits are included in the price.
 

Tickets: £85.39
Andrea wearing the Heart of England Forest branded clothing, smiling at the camera with windmill hill in the background
Careers in Conservation (online)
Monday 12 June 2023, 7.00 - 8.00pm

Are you interested in a career in the environmental sector? If you want to change career, find opportunities to work in conservation, or are looking to gain the right experience or qualifications, join us for this informal online event to help guide you to working in this sector.

Free
A selection of hand carved wooden spoons lay on the grass
Spoon making workshop
Saturday 17 June, 2023 - 10:00 - 16:00
Instructor Craig Wood, an experienced and talented green woodworker, will cover everything to get you started carving wonderful spoons.

All workshop materials and tea/coffee/biscuits are included in the price.
 

Tickets: £101.29
Visitors admiring the sculpture of Lawrence of Arabia
Garden of Heroes & Villains Fundraising Open Day
Saturday 24 June, 2023 - 10:00 - 17:00

Join us in this unique and private sculpture garden and meet some of history’s greats, immortalised in bronze. 

Welshman's Barn, Dorsington, CV37 8AR

Admission by pre-purchased ticket only
Two teenage boys sitting outside a den in the Forest
Redditch Young Foresters
Saturday 24 June, 2022 - 10:00 - 12:30

A volunteering and adventure club for young people aged 12-18 years. Our Young Foresters take action to combat climate change, benefit mentally and physically from spending time outdoors, forge new friendships, and gain valuable work experience. 
 

Gorcott Hill, Nr. Redditch,

Tickets: £5