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Noel Gallagher
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22 November 2021

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have announced dates as part of Forest Live 2022, the summer concert series presented by Forestry England.

Christmas at Bedgebury light trail image 2020
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10 November 2021

Escape the shops, wrap up warm, pull on your boots and have a day to remember with Forestry England in the nation’s forests!

Family choosing Christmas Tree
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09 November 2021

Christmas comes but once a year and choosing your Christmas tree is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the festive season. But how do you choose the best Christmas tree for your...

Forest live Doves
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21 October 2021

Doves have cancelled their Forest Live 2022 date. Please find below statements from Forestry England and the band regarding the cancellation:

Boy turning key on tree
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06 October 2021

Arts Council England and Forestry England have embarked on a revitalised partnership to bring contemporary arts and new audiences to the nation’s forests.

Family in the forest
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29 September 2021

There are so many beautiful woodlands across the country to enjoy as we begin to welcome in autumn. Bright skies, bracing walks and a kaleidoscope of colour are all a welcome...

Cows in countryside
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27 September 2021

The Forestry England Woodland Partnership, which offers long-term rental income to farmers, landowners and public bodies in return for a minimum 50-hectare lease, is moving to a...

Sand Lizard in forest
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23 September 2021

A group of the UK’s rarest lizard – the Sand Lizard - have been released back into the wild in Dorset. Over 140 of these endangered species, bred at several locations including...

Norway spruce
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01 September 2021

A provenance trial studying Norway spruce trees growing from seeds sourced from 16 different European locations has got underway in a long-term project to identify trees likely to...

Pair of white-tailed eagles
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01 September 2021

White-tailed eagles successfully returning to the English landscape. Reintroduction project releases a further 12 birds from the Isle of Wight. 

Woman artist in forest
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01 September 2021

Grizedale revealed as the location to launch major new Sky Arts series, Landmark. This, the first of six programmes will air on 6 September 2021.

Pine Marten on a fallen tree
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30 July 2021

Conservationists have confirmed that pine martens, a species previously only thought to have survived largely in the North of England, have established a population in the New...

river with trees
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22 July 2021

A call is being made for people across the world to contribute film footage and sound recordings of their favourite forests and woodlands for a collective film highlighting the...

Man holding Osprey
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19 July 2021

Kielder chicks first of their kind for two centuries For the first time in at least 200 years chicks have been born to osprey fathers who themselves fledged in Northumberland.

Pine cones at Forestry England's seed extractory
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27 June 2021

Forestry England are converting orchard-origin stands of twelve thousand Scots pine in Kings Forest, Suffolk, to secure high-quality seeds to meet their tree planting targets over...

river running through a forest
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21 June 2021

In the lead up to COP26, as climate change and the alarming decline in biodiversity come into sharp focus, the country’s largest land manager Forestry England has launched a new...

family image
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17 June 2021

Forestry England, the country’s largest land manager, has recorded the highest ever number of visits to the nation’s forests across England over the last year.

Butterfly feeding on wildflowers
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16 June 2021

Hiding under leaf debris, tucked beneath cracked bark and flying in the tree canopy, insects exploit every nook of the nation’s forests.

Tree
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10 June 2021

From February 1978 to May 1978 David Nash and his young family came to Grizedale Forest where he undertook the second artist’s residency opportunity which helped give Grizedale its...

Children on Gruffalo Spotters trail
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24 May 2021

Taking family forest walks to new heights, The Gruffalo is returning to the deep, dark wood in the latest exciting partnership between Forestry England, Magic Light Pictures and...

Rag'n Bone Man
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21 May 2021

Rag‘n’Bone Man has added an extra date as part of Forest Live, the summer concert series presented by Forestry England, playing Delamere Forest in June 2022.

Man at work
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19 May 2021

Susan Stockwell FRSS and early-career artist Florian Houlker will be the latest artists joining the list of leading international artists who have been invited to work in Grizedale...

Trees and pond
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18 May 2021

Forestry England’s, Bedgebury National Pinetum in Goudhurst, Kent has been awarded a Level 4 Accreditation by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program.

Two women smiling with race medals
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21 April 2021

After the successful running series in 2019, Forestry England are again offering people a chance to challenge themselves and enjoy the freedom, fresh air and scenery of the nation...

Woman on a phone call

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