We are creating a Forest that will be here for life, so engaging the younger generation now is vital, as today’s children are tomorrow's Forest guardians.

The 2022 Red List of British butterflies shockingly included around half of our 59 British species, but our work in the Forest is helping and there are ways we can help at home too.

In 2003, the Heart of England Forest was created as a charity, and much has changed since then both in the Forest and in the world around us. Throughout this year, we invite you to discover how the woodland has grown and how the charity’s work has developed over the past 20 years, starting with our learning and skills work.

The charity continues to grow and protect England’s largest new native woodland, with two million trees now planted in the Forest as part of the array of habitats to enhance biodiversity. Assistant Forest Ranger Ben gets to the root of what it means to grow a native broadleaf Forest.

May is National Walking Month, the perfect time to explore the opportunities the Forest offers for people to get out and connect with nature.

Whether in our gardens or in our communities, we can all create habitats that help our native wildlife.