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Our blog is packed with inspiration and updates from the trees. From seasonal highlights to wildlife projects and ways to make the most of a forest visit, the blog has something for everyone.

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Group of friends walking through a broadleaf forest in the summer
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Make spending time in the forest your new year goal

18 December 2024

Discover the 10 reasons why spending time in the forest is the only resolution you need to improve your health and wellbeing this year.

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Ranger and ambassador stood together
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Leave a positive trace: tackling litter together

14 July 2024

We’re working with our partner, Trash Free Trails, and their A-TEAM to raise awareness of single-use pollution, or litter, to inspire everyone to be help us to tackle this wide...

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With their backs to the camera, a person sitting on a bench and a person sitting on an all-terrain mobility scooter look out over a high viewpoint
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Making the nation's forests more accessible

04 July 2024

From Changing Places toilets to accessible trails, benches and play offers, discover our latest upgrades.

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A boy and a girl sitting on a bench with a golden retriever
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Four playful ways to be mindful

4 ways to bring out your playfulness

Bring out your playfulness in the midst of nature

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Exploring the outdoors and feeling seen

22 September 2023

Nature can be seen as a sanctuary, a place to break barriers and find inner peace. This is true for the Wanderers of Colour community.

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Two men walking on a country road
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The power of a Forest Pilgrimage

04 April 2023

Walking is good for us in so many ways. In the new film, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Harold’s journey starts out as just that.

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Vanessa Feltz walking through Wendover Woods.
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Enjoy a walk in the woods with Vanessa Feltz

16 February 2023

We joined TV personality and broadcaster Vanessa Feltz as she escaped the city rushed and enjoyed a day full of activities at Wendover woods.

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Your guide to Forest Listening

26 April 2022

Discover our top tips for Forest Listening, the simple act of listening to the sounds of the forest.  

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