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Events

Needle felting workshop

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Come and spend a fun morning learning to needle felt a wool fibre picture. In a small, friendly, group environment, you will learn the basic techniques to make a needle felted picture, with all the equipment and materials provided for you.

April 2023

Two teenage boys sitting outside a den in the Forest
Redditch Young Foresters
Saturday 29 April, 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

May 2023

A wooden bat box on a tree the image is taken from below looking up.
Guided Walk: Biodiversity & Bats
Wednesday 03 May, 19:00 - 21:00

Join us for an evening walk and hear about wildlife surveys we have undertaken, learn what flora and fauna we have found of particular interest and find out why it was awarded Local Wildlife Site status,

Location
Gorcott Hill, Redditch, B98 9EN

Sold out
Teenage boy and girls and walking through native broad leaf woodland - Shutterstock.
Young Foresters
Saturday 06 May, 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 06 May, 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
Mature trees in Alne wood with ivy growing up them - there is a clearing on the ground and there are bluebells
Guided Walk: Myths and Folklore of Trees
Wednesday 17 May 2023, 18:30 - 20:30

The myths and folklore of trees and woodlands have mesmerised all cultures for many centuries, find out more on this early evening walk with team member Ed Leszczynski.

Location
Morgrove Coppice Car Park, B49 6JF

Coming soon
Visitors admiring the sculpture of Lawrence of Arabia
Garden of Heroes & Villains Fundraising Open Day
Saturday 27 May, 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 27 May, 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

June 2023

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
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