From all walks of life, and with different motivations, our volunteers are united in their love of the great outdoors and desire to play a part in creating a Forest to benefit future generations.

Volunteer, Alan, shares his knowledge about these wonderful insects and his top tips to help you identify them.

Forestry intern, Ben, explains how forests prevent soil erosion, improve soil health and even help create it.

The Redditch Ringing group have recorded birds in their thousands in the Spernal area of the Forest over the last year.

The tree planting season has finished and we achieved our target of planting over 60,000 broadleaf trees in new areas of the Forest, thanks to the hard work of our team and volunteers.

Spending time in forests and woodlands supports and improves our physical health and mental wellbeing, so there has never been a more vital time for us to take advantage of the health benefits of trees.