Aerial view of Spernal and Windmill Hill
News

A new chapter in woodland creation

7 May 2025
 by 
Tom Davies, Director of Land Management
This year’s planting season has been a remarkable one, with more vibrant new woodland being created and another significant step taken on our journey to grow and protect a huge broadleaf forest for generations to come.
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Birds to hear and see in the autumn

28 September 2022
 by 
By Tony Kelly
Learn about the wide variety of birds to look and listen out for on your walks during the autumn months.
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Our top reads for National Read a Book Day

6 September 2022
 by 
Heart of England Forest
This National Read a Book Day, members of the Forest team share their current reads and all time favourite books and the reasons why they love them.
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BioBlitz 2022: The results

1 September 2022
 by 
Sam Macvie, Biodiversity Data and Survey Officer
The results of the second Forest BioBlitz are now in, with over 450 different species recorded in College Wood in 24 hours.
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Farming the Forest way

1 September 2022
 by 
Heart of England Forest
Find out how we nurture our livestock in the most natural way possible.
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Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme in the Forest

1 September 2022
 by 
Heart of England Forest

During the summer holidays we worked in partnership with Redditch Borough Council to provide a woodland cooking exper

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Celebrating conservation, creation, and transformation

26 August 2022
 by 
Julie Walton-Evans, Marketing and Communications Officer

The Heart of England Forest is an exciting and ambitious charity, and we are proud to be shouting about our work this

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