Aerial view of Spernal and Windmill Hill
News

Heritage Fund Grant for new evening volunteering programme secured

4 June 2026
 by 
the Heart of England Forest
An innovative two-year evening volunteering programme designed to make conservation volunteering more accessible for working-age adults has launched, thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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A valuable partnership with the Vale of Evesham School

1 February 2022
 by 
Heart of England Forest
Find out more about our ongoing partnership with the Vale of Evesham School, working with students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to develop skills and connect with nature.
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Natural Flood Management in the Forest

1 February 2022
 by 
Imogen Rutter
Our work improving and creating wetland habitats within the Forest brings great benefits for wetland biodiversity and also for flood alleviation.
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Growing the Forest, for now and the future

1 February 2022
 by 
Clare Lewis
We are growing the Forest on land that we own to ensure it is here in perpetuity, so our recent land acquisitions are vital to achieving our long-term vision.
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A green solution to the Winter blues

14 January 2022
 by 
Heart of England Forest
The 17th January has been called ‘Blue Monday’ due to many of us feeling the negative effects of lack of sunlight and time outdoors, but nature can give our mental wellbeing a much needed boost.
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Winter visitor survey in the Forest

10 January 2022
 by 
Heart of England Forest
Help to shape the future of the Forest by participating in our winter visitor survey.
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Forest highlights of 2021

31 December 2021
 by 
Beth Brook
In the face of continued challenges throughout 2021, England’s largest new native broadleaf Forest carried on growing. As 2022 begins we asked Beth Brook, our Chief Executive, for her highlights of 2021
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