Latest business opportunities

The new visitor welcome point at Delamere Forest

Exciting opportunities in the nation's forests

Businesses thrive in the nation's forests

Forestry England have a diverse range of recreation businesses operating in the nation's forests.  From cafes to ice cream and burger mobile catering, gift shops to bike hire and Segways.  Team building activities, external training courses and paintballing to seasonal business such as Christmas tree sales. The variety and quality of the businesses we work with help to make the nation's forests special places to visit.

Explore current opportunities below or get in touch to propose something new.

Cafe Concession, Forest of Dean

Forestry England is seeking tender from operators wishing to provide cafe concession(s) at three of our sites in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.


These sites are at Beechenhurst, Mallards Pike and Symonds Yat Rock

Closing date for tender submissions is 12pm on Thursday 11 April 2024. Please visit this link for further information and to respond to the opportunity.


Expressions of interest are invited for commercial marketing partnerships

We are continually looking for commercial marketing partnerships and sponsorship that meet our marketing objectives.

We have a range of events that can be sponsored and we are happy to talk to companies and organisations about innovative ways to explain who we are and what we do and promote our sites to their customers.

Our objectives are:

  • Inform people about our work
  • Raise awareness of our sites, events, activities and membership
  • Raise awareness of the importance of trees, woods and forests

We have recently worked with companies to promote our forest and activities via their websites and apps. We would be interested in hearing about other similar opportunities.

Expressions of interest in this work can be made at any time by contacting marketing@forestryengland.uk 

We always encourage innovative ideas and proposals so if you have a business that will thrive in the nation's forests please email us at : info@forestryengland.uk

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