This winter season over 120,000 trees were planted, our agroforestry and conservation grazing efforts continued, and essential woodland and other habitat maintenance was carried out.

Women have made important gains in representation in the forestry and conservation sector in the last few years, but we are still a long way from equality. We are acting to #EmbraceEquity and be pioneers in the sector.

Despite being perceived as a nation of nature lovers, the UK has been ranked the lowest in Europe for our ‘nature connectedness.’ But why does nature connectivity matter and what benefits does this bring?

Nest boxes provide important shelter for birds and bats all year round. These boxes are used for nesting, rearing young, and roosting. In 2021, we installed 40 new nest boxes in an area of the Forest. Since then, we have monitored many different species using them.

This National Apprenticeship Week, Forest Ranger Phoebe shares her experience of being an apprentice and how it has helped to shape her career in the sector.

New local schools from the Redditch area are already seeing the benefit of taking learning out of the classroom and into the Forest.