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Couple walking in autumn forest
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Our top 10 mindful walks to enjoy this autumn

18 September 2019
Refresh your body, mind and spirit whilst discovering breath-taking forest landscapes and incredible displays of colour!
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Juvenile eagle flying above trees
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White-tailed eagle project | September 2019 update

12 September 2019
Meet our white-tailed eagle project officer and find out what the birds have been getting up to since release
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#AutumnLeafWatch photo competition

10 September 2019
Share your #AutumnLeafWatch photos to win! Enter our photo competition to win an annual membership and £200 to spend on new photography kit at Jessops.
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Couple walking along trail with sun shining through trees
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Our first 100 years sets us up for the challenges that lie ahead

29 August 2019
A guest blog from our Chair Sir Harry Studholme on the date of our 100th birthday
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Close up of white-tailed Eagle over water
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White-tailed eagle reintroduction to Isle of Wight | August 2019

22 August 2019
The UK's largest bird of prey, the white-tailed eagle, has been returned to England's shores in this exciting conservation project.
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Forest Holidays cabin in the woods
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Shaun the Sheep Farmageddon Competition

01 August 2019
To celebrate the launch of the Shaun the Sheep Farmegeddon Glow Trails, enter for your chance to win a Forest Holidays cabin break and Shaun the Sheep goody-bag
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The Angel of the North sculpture with blue skies
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Beat the heat | Top spots near Newcastle to cool down this summer

23 July 2019
Escape the city this summer with a shady forest walk
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Blakemere lake with leaves from trees around the edge of the picture
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Beat the heat | Top spots near Manchester to cool down this summer

22 July 2019
Escape the city heat with one of our top spots near Manchester
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