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Cook in the woods

4 September 2026
 by 
Ellie Jones, Outdoor Learning Officer
How the Holiday Activities and Food programme is helping children enjoy healthy food, learn new skills and experience the freedom of the Forest.
4 minute read
Close up of a common green grasshopped resting on some leaves

Grasshoppers - the chirpy chappies of the Forest

1 August 2018
 by 
Heart of England Forest
Apart from their distinctive song, what do we know about the elusive grasshopper?
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Alne wood

5 reasons to spend time in the Forest

30 June 2018
 by 
Elaine Skates
Head of Learning and Skills, Elaine, explains how spending time in the Forest is a perfect antidote to the bustle and noise of modern life.
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Deer droppings on autumn leaves

Dropping hints!

31 May 2018
 by 
Sophie Leszczynska
Spring offers the perfect opportunity to look for the tell-tale signs that woodland mammals have been wandering the Forest.
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Blue texel lamb in a barn

Meet the blue sheep of the family...

1 May 2018
 by 
Heart of England Forest
We now have a flock of Blue Texel sheep, and, yes, they really ARE blue!
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Close up of a bee on some purple orchids taken at Honeybourne

Orchids - precious plants in the Forest

1 May 2018
 by 
Sophie Leszczynska
Find out more about 'Mother Nature's masterpiece' and where to spot it in the Forest.
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A bench and sign in Beck's Wood

What's in a name?

1 March 2018
 by 
Heart of England Forest
Find out how we designate different names to areas of the Forest.
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