Family fun

Two adults and two children in summer clothes sitting among logs and branches in the forest

Fantastic forest days out with the kids

Discover inclusive play areas, fun activity trails and family cycling

Our forests and woodlands are open all year round, so come rain or shine you'll have a great family day out.

From adventure play areas, natural play, safe off-road family cycling and lots of space to create dens, your local woods and forests are the perfect place for a family day out that everyone will enjoy.

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Activities you might be interested in

Man and child riding bikes in a forest

Cycling & mountain biking

illustration of a backpack, binoculars and wellies

Feel good in the forest activity bag

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit trails

A girl wearing a harness, on part of a Go Ape treetop course

Go Ape Treetop Adventure

Go ape tree top adventure wendover woods

Go Ape Treetop Adventure+

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure

Go Ape Treetop Challenge

Gruffalo orienteering activity pack on the grass

Gruffalo orienteering forest courses

Giant Gruffalo Sculpture in the Forest

Gruffalo sculptures

Group of three people walking past a tree

Orienteering

Two children hug a large tree trunk.

Other family activities

A wicker hamper with red tartan lining on a forest picnic table, shown with plates of food and drinks glasses.

Picnics and barbecues

Wooden play area with child coming down slide in a forest setting

Play areas in the forest

Segway users on a forest trail

Segway

Kielder Forest observatory

Stargazing

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

Stick Man activity trails

Search for Family fun at a forest

Search for a forest, place or postcode

A young person throwing a yellow flying disc towards a disc golf net.

Disc Golf at Wendover Woods opening soon

People laugh and have fun at a disc golf basket

Disc Golf at High Lodge

A family of four playing games in the forest

Forest Play Boxes at Salcey Forest

Slide at Delamere play

Grade - Easy Access

Play at Delamere Forest

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Whinlatter

Play sign in the foreground with balance vertical logs in the background

Grade - Various

Whitefield Trails at Delamere Forest

couple play disc golf at high lodge

Disc golf at Delamere Forest

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Westonbirt

The Giant Rope Swing is closed until further notice

Large slide and childrens play area in the woods

Grade - Easy Access

Children's play areas at High Lodge

Man mountain biking at speed

Mountain bike coaching at Bedgebury Pinetum

Family sitting on a picnic rug enjoying some food

Picnics and barbecues at Beechenhurst

Group of three people walking past a tree

Orienteering at Bedgebury

Stars in the night sky above conifer trees

Grizedale Observatory and Planetarium

cyclist rides drops on lime burner at High Lodge

Grade - Red

Lime Burner cycling trail at High Lodge

Cyclists rides towards madgetts pit

Grade - Black

Mountain bike pits & features at High Lodge

illustration of a backpack, binoculars and wellies

Feel good activity bag at Thames Chase Forest Centre

Children riding bikes on Pedal and Play Mountain bike trail

Grade - Green

Pedal and Play at Hicks Lodge

Wareham Forest morning

Grade - Moderate

The Sika Trail at Wareham Forest

Kids riding on mountain bikes through the forest

Grade - Various

Cycling trails at Moors Valley

There is no bike hire available as the bike hire experience centre at Bedgebury has closed

A family of four cycling on forest trail

Grade - Blue

Family cycle trail at Bedgebury

Barn owl

Forest Find | New Forest

There is no bike hire available as the bike hire experience centre at Bedgebury has closed

family on a child friendly cycling trail

Grade - Blue

Short family cycle trail at Bedgebury

There is no bike hire available as the bike hire experience centre at Bedgebury has closed

adults on mountain biking trail

Grade - Red

Singletrack mountain bike trail at Bedgebury

Kielder Water and Forest Park

Grade - Forest Road

Kielder Forest Drive

If the fire risk in the area increases to 'exceptional' BBQ bookings will be cancelled… Read more »

Man hands woman a sausage at BBQ

Barbecue hire at High Lodge

Mountain biker jumping over a rock in a forest

Grade - Red

Adit (red) trail

Man hands woman a sausage at BBQ

Barbecue Hire at Wendover Woods

BBQ ALice Holt Food

Picnics and barbecues at Abbot's Wood

BBQ ALice Holt Food

Picnics and barbecues at Friston Forest

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Bedgebury

Gruffalo at Bedgebury Pinetum in autumn

Grade - Various

Gruffalo Sculptures at Bedgebury

child playing on play equipment

Play Trail at Bedgebury Pinetum

A child playing a wooden marble onto the marble run at Alice Holt Forest

Giant Marble Run at Alice Holt Forest

boy rides his bike at Pedal and Play

Grade - Easy

Pedal and Play at High Lodge

boy rides bike on pump track

Grade - Blue

Pump track at High Lodge

A children's play area consisting of a rope bridge and a raised play area

Dormouse play area

Mountain biker in the Forest of Dean

Grade - Red

Freeminers (red) trail

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Guisborough Forest

group of ladies on mountain bikes in a forest

Breeze into the Forest at Alice Holt

A young person throwing a yellow flying disc towards a disc golf net.

Grade - Easy

Disc golf at Alice Holt

Slow worm

Forest Find | Basing Wood

Grade - Various

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Bedgebury

group play disc golf at high lodge

Disc golf at Hamsterley

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Kielder Forest

A group of cyclists travelling along a forest road

Grade - Forest Road

Ants in Yer Pants off-road cycle trail at Hamsterley

Descend mountain biking at Hamsterley Forest

Grade - Orange: Bike Park

Descend bike park at Hamsterley Forest

illustration of a backpack, binoculars and wellies

Feel good activity bag at Alice Holt Forest

Close up of a mountain bike

Grade - Various

Skills Loop at Hamsterley Forest

Two people cycling downhill round a corner through a forest

Grade - Blue

Squirrel Chaser blue cycle trail at Hamsterley Forest

Mountain biking in Hamsterley Forest

Grade - Red

The Big 'Un red mountain bike trail at Hamsterley Forest

Hamsterley Forest Ladies mountain biking

Grade - Black

The Edge black mountain bike trail at Hamsterley Forest

A man in a red top cycling down a forest mountain bike trail

Grade - Red

Transcend red mountain bike trail at Hamsterley Forest

Treasure trail panel in the forest

Grade - Moderate

Treasure Trail at Alice Holt Forest

Gruffalo orienteering activity pack on the grass

Gruffalo Orienteering at Whinlatter Forest

Inclusive cycling at Alice Holt Forest

Inclusive cycling at Alice Holt Forest

family on a child friendly cycling trail

Grade - Blue

Shipwrights Way trail at Alice Holt

Wooden play structures in a forest setting

Oak Leaf play area

Raised beds and sensory play elements in a courtyard

Sensory play garden

Play area at Fineshade Wood

Tree House play area

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

Grade - Easy

The Stick Man trail at Hamsterley Forest

Three young people cycling on a forest road

Grade - Blue

Family cycle trail at Wyre

A family looking into their Forest Activity Bag at Sherwood Pines

Forest Activity Bag at Wyre Forest

Children on bike trail

Grade - Green

Pedal and Play at Cannock Chase Forest

A Gruffalo sculpture standing in a forest

Gruffalo Sculpture at Grizedale

Red, blue, brown, and green courses closed during timber harvesting

Orienteering map and compass

Orienteering at Haldon Forest Park

Child riding a mountain bike on a pump track

Grade - Orange: Bike Park

Pump track at Haldon Forest Park

Child riding a wooden bridge feature in a skills area

Grade - Various

Skills area at Haldon Forest Park

family on a child friendly cycling trail

Cycling at Harold Court Woods

Disc golf player

Disc Golf at Sherwood Pines

family on a child friendly cycling trail

Cycling at Berwick Glades

Close up of an orienteering compass on top of a map

Grade - Various

Orienteering at Idless Woods

dog with rosette

Dog of the month

Go ape tree top adventure wendover woods

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure+ at Grizedale

Family on Go Ape tree top adventure

Go Ape Tree Top Challenge at Grizedale

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Grizedale

group of ladies on mountain bikes in a forest

Grade - Various

Breeze into the Forest at Wyre Forest

Child playing in swing

Children's play area at Wyre

Woodland with large trees covered in green leaves

Geocaching at Wyre Forest

Gruffalo orienteering activity pack on the grass

Gruffalo Orienteering at Wyre

Two children sitting on a Gruffalo sculpture

Gruffalo Sculptures at Wyre

The Red trail is now open, but the Black downhills remain closed.

Two mountain bike riders on a singletrack forest trail

Mountain biking at Hopton Wood

Orienteering post within forest on summer day

Orienteering at Wyre Forest

People wearing mountain biking gear are sat at a picnic table at Hopton Wood

Picnics at Hopton Wood

A group of people having a picnic on a picnic bench in an autumnal Forest of Dean

Picnics at Mortimer Forest

A woman with a baby and small child enjoying lunch at a picnic table in a forest

Picnics at Wyre

group of ladies on mountain bikes in a forest

Breeze into the Forest at Wendover Woods

Mountain biker riding over roots wearing a full face helmet

Downhill trails

Rider on cycling trail in the Forest of Dean

Grade - Blue

Verderers (blue) trail

A woman in blue riding a mountain bike along a forest trail followed by a man in red

Grade - Blue

Quercus trail at Whinlatter

Sherwood Pines Forest Activity Bag

Forest Activity Bag at Haldon Forest Park

A close-up of two pairs of children's legs in the forest, one wearing pink wellington boots and the other blue trainers.

Grade - Various

Forest adventures at Great Wood

Person taking a photo of a plant with their phone

Forest Find at Haldon Forest Park

Child flying through the woods on a zip wire

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure at Haldon Forest Park

Family on Go Ape tree top adventure

Go Ape Tree Top Challenge at Haldon Forest Park

Two children interacting with a Gruffalo Orienteering post

Gruffalo Orienteering at Haldon Forest Park

Gruffalo orienteering activity pack on the grass

Gruffalo Orienteering at Mallards Pike

Wooden Gruffalo sculpture

Grade - Easy

Gruffalo Sculpture at Haldon Forest Park

Two mountain bike riders through a turn on a singletrack forest trail

Mountain Bike Guiding at Haldon Forest Park

Family group having a picnic at a picnic table

Picnics at Eggesford Forest

couple enjoying a picnic in a clearing within a forest

Picnics at Fernworthy Forest

A wide grassed meadow surrounded by high forest

Picnics at Great Wood

Adults and children sit on a large log having a picnic

Picnics at Haldon Forest Park

Leigh Woods picnic bench overlooking Avon Gorge

Picnics at Leigh Woods

Walkway in forest play area

Grade - Easy

Play at Sherwood Pines

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Grade - Moderate

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Kielder Forest

Gruffalo

Gruffalo Sculpture at Wendover Woods

Aardman character Gromit being walked on a lead by Wallace

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Moors Valley

A family having a picnic on a blanket on top of a hill, looking at the view.

Picnics at Haughmond Hill

A family walking on a wide forest trail. The couple are swinging their daughter in the air.

Discovery trail at Haldon Forest Park

Two mountain bike riders on a singletrack forest trail

Grade - Blue

Kiddens trail at Haldon Forest Park

A mountain bike rider on a forest cycle trail. The rider is wearing pink clothes and a white helmet, cycling through young conifer trees.

Grade - Red

Ridge Ride trail at Haldon Forest Park

Two cyclists on a flat cycle trail in a conifer forest

Grade - Blue

Spicers trail at Haldon Forest Park

adults on mountain biking trail

Grade - Red

Bloody Bush trail at Kielder

A family of four cycling on forest trail

Grade - Green

Borderline cycle trail at Kielder

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family on a child friendly cycling trail

Grade - Forest Road

Cross border cycle at Kielder

family cycling

Grade - Green

Cycling at Thames Chase

Rider on Mountain Bike through trails in the woods

Grade - Red

Deadwater red trail at Kielder

Mountain biker at the top of a forest trail

Grade - Black

Deadwater up and over trail at Kielder

Kielder Forest and Water Park view through trees

Grade - Blue

Lakeside way at Kielder Forest

The trail is now open with some diversions

Mountain biker riding over timber flyover at Kielder

Grade - Red

Lonesome Pine trail at Kielder

Osprey chick closed - Osprey trail open with diversions

Solo mountain biker in a forest

Grade - Blue

Osprey trail at Kielder

A group of four people cycling on a forest road

Grade - Forest Road

Symonds Yat Rock Cycle Trail

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

A Stickman adventure at Dalby Forest

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Westonbirt

Three guys enjoying Segway in the forest

Cann Wood Segway

Start and finish plaque of the orienteering route at Symonds Yat Rock

Orienteering at Symonds Yat Rock

Family enjoying a picnic on a bench in a forest

Picnics at Symonds Yat Rock

disc golf at high lodge

Disc Golf at Salcey Forest

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Cardinham Woods

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Alice Holt

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Moors Valley Country Park

A family looking into their Forest Activity Bag at Sherwood Pines

Forest Activity Bag at Alice Holt Forest

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Beechenhurst

A man riding a three wheeled adapted bike along a mountain bike trail in a forest

Grade - Green

Old Bob's (green) trail

A couple sitting at a picnic bench in a conifer forest

Picnics at Bellever Forest

Mountain biker jumping on a trail which winds through the trees

Pump track and skills areas

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Fineshade Wood

Gruffalo orienteering activity pack on the grass

Gruffalo Orienteering at Grizedale Forest

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

Grade - Easy

The Stick Man trail at High Lodge

Two parents and a young child cycling in Salcey Forest

Grade - Forest Road

Family cycle trail at Salcey Forest

Gruffalo Orienteering is temporarily closed.

Gruffalo orienteering activity pack on the grass

Gruffalo Orienteering at Delamere

Stick man running through the forest

Stick Man activity trail at Cardinham Woods

Stick man running through the forest

Stick Man activity trail at Haldon Forest Park

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

Grade - Easy Access

The Stick Man trail at Cannock Chase Forest

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Delamere Forest

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Hicks Lodge

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Jeskyns Community Woodland

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Salcey Forest

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Sherwood Pines

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Thames Chase

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Wendover Woods

Digital illustration of Julia Donaldson's character Stick Man, running near a large tree.

The Stick Man trail at Wyre Forest

An assortment of wooden play features within a forest

Beechenhurst play area

Family cycling over bride

Grade - Forest Road

Colliers trail

Family cycling over bride

Grade - Forest Road

Colliers trail at Beechenhurst

Family cycling over bride

Grade - Forest Road

Colliers Trail at Cannop Ponds

Family cycling over bride

Grade - Forest Road

Colliers trail at Mallards Pike

Family cycling over bride

Grade - Forest Road

Colliers trail at New Fancy

Sherwood Pines Forest Activity Bag

Forest Activity Bag at Cardinham Woods

Woman and child in harnesses on adventure climbing trail

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure at Beechenhurst

A child on the Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Plus at Moors Valley

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Plus at Beechenhurst

Gruffalo's child at Cardinham Woods

Gruffalo Sculptures at Cardinham Woods

illustration of a backpack, binoculars and wellies

Feel good activity bag at Cannock Chase Forest

illustration of a backpack, binoculars and wellies

Feel good activity bag at Fineshade Wood

illustration of a backpack, binoculars and wellies

Feel good activity bag at Gisburn Forest

illustration of a backpack, binoculars and wellies

Feel good activity bag at Grizedale

illustration of a backpack, binoculars and wellies

Feel good activity bag at Guisborough Forest

illustration of a backpack, binoculars and wellies

Feel good activity bag at Hamsterley Forest

illustration of a backpack, binoculars and wellies

Feel good activity bag at Hicks Lodge

illustration of a backpack, binoculars and wellies

Feel good activity bag at Sence Valley

illustration of a backpack, binoculars and wellies

Feel good activity bag at Sherwood Pines

illustration of a backpack, binoculars and wellies

Feel good activity bag at Whinlatter

Forest Activity Bag Sherwood Pines

Forest Activity Bag at Cannock Chase Forest

Forest Activity Bag Sherwood Pines

Forest Activity Bag at Fineshade Wood

Children exploring nature

Forest Activity Bag at Sherwood Pines

Gruffalo orienteering activity pack on the grass

Gruffalo Orienteering at High Lodge

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Wendover Woods

Two parents and a young child cycling in Salcey Forest

Grade - Blue

Juniper cycle trail at Wendover Woods

Group of three people walking past a tree

Orienteering at Wendover Woods

den building

Play trail at Wendover Woods

A child on the Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Plus at Moors Valley

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Plus at Wendover Woods

Go ape tree top adventure wendover woods

Go Ape Tree Top Challenge at Wendover Woods

Adventure golf hole 8 at High Lodge

Adventure Golf at High Lodge

Cyclist rides the beater trail

Grade - Blue

Beater cycling trail at High Lodge

group of ladies on mountain bikes in a forest

Breeze into the Forest at High Lodge

Two people use segways through Thetford Forest

Go Ape Forest Segway at High Lodge

Child flying through the woods on a zip wire

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure at High Lodge

Woman climbs a rope ladder at go ape tree top adventure high lodge

Go Ape Tree Top Challenge at High Lodge

family cycling 3 abreast

Grade - Green

Shepherd cycling trail at High Lodge

Children building dens in the forest

Natural play trail at Westonbirt Arboretum

A children's play area with natural stepping stones, wooden structures and trees around the outside

Exploratree play area at Westonbirt Arboretum

A large wooden sculpture of the children's book character the Gruffalo. Large and Brown with horns, orange eyes and two large fang teeth.

Gruffalo Sculptures at Westonbirt Arboretum

Mountain biker riding over roots wearing a full face helmet

Mountain biking at Eastridge Woods

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Haldon Forest Park

Kielder Observatory at night surrounded by stars

Kielder Observatory

Timber play equipment featuring climbing net and hanging tyres

Children's play area at Hicks Lodge

A woman holds her young daughter up to a sculpture of the squirrel from the gruffalo story

Grade - Easy

Gruffalo Sculptures at Sherwood Pines

Osprey catching fish

Forest Find | Kielder Forest

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Grade - Various

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Cannock Chase Forest

Mountain bike rider in red clothes leaning into a turn on a forest cycle trail

Grade - Black

Freers Loop at Haldon Forest Park

Family of three riding bikes on a forest trail

High Muffles cycle loop

Man and child riding bikes in a forest

Spiers Bank family cycle path

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Grade - Various

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Fineshade Wood

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Grade - Various

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Hicks Lodge

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Grade - Various

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Salcey Forest

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Grade - Various

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Delamere Forest

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Grade - Various

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Sherwood Pines

A family huddled together under red lighting looking up at the night sky

Stargazing at Dalby Forest

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Grade - Moderate

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Hamsterley Forest

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Grade - Easy

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Alice Holt Forest

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Grade - Forest Road

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Dalby Forest

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Grade - Moderate

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Gisburn Forest and Stocks

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Grade - Moderate

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Grizedale

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Jeskyns Community Woodland

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Mallards Pike

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Grade - Moderate

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Whinlatter Forest

Wallace & Gromit walking with leaves around

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit at Wyre Forest

Gruffalo's friend, Mouse sculpture in the forest

Grade - Easy

Gruffalo Sculptures at Cannock Chase

Picnic benches on a grassy area under bright blue skies

Picnics at Hicks Lodge

group of ladies on mountain bikes in a forest

Breeze into the Forest at Salcey Forest

A child on the Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Plus at Moors Valley

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Plus at Salcey Forest

A mountain bike rider on a forest cycle trail. The rider is wearing pink clothes and a white helmet, cycling through young conifer trees.

Grade - Blue

Shell Brook trail at Hicks Lodge

Two adults and two children all riding red bikes on a forest path

Grade - Various

Cycling at Clowes Wood

disc golf at high lodge

Grade - Various

Disc Golf at Cannock Chase Forest

Children in trenches exhibition

Trenches at Sherwood Pines

A trail running through a mixed forest

Grade - Easy Access

Ellerburn trail at Dalby Forest

A group of cyclists on a forest trail

Grade - Blue

Jubilee Blue trail at Dalby Forest

Girl on the Go Ape Treetop Adventure with harness

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure at Salcey Forest

Gruffalo sculpture at Alice Holt Forest 2023

Grade - Green

Gruffalo Sculptures at Alice Holt

Archery arrows generic

Dalby Activity Centre at Dalby Forest

Children's play equipment in the forest

Grade - Easy

Play Trail

Man on mountain bike in a forest

Grade - Orange: Bike Park

Bike park at Rogate Woods

A person attached by rope climbing a ladder on a tree

Go Ape Treetop Adventure at Alice Holt

A child on the Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Plus at Moors Valley

Go Ape Treetop Adventure Plus at Alice Holt

A person attached by harness moving along a cargo net

Go Ape Treetop Challenge at Alice Holt

Owl sculpture in the woods, part of the Gruffalo sculpture series

Grade - Easy

Gruffalo Sculptures at Jeskyns

A person riding a segway

Go Ape Forest Segway at Moors Valley

A sculpture of the Gruffalo in the forest

Grade - Easy

Gruffalo Sculptures at Dalby Forest

a man and a woman with two children enjoying a picnic in the woodlands

Picnics at Salcey Forest

Family of three riding bikes on a forest trail

Grade - Green

Family cycle trail at Fineshade Wood

Close up of an orienteering compass on top of a map

Grade - Various

Orienteering at Ennerdale

Whinlatter cycling

Grade - Forest Road

Gorse Cycle Trail at Whinlatter

Giant Gruffalo Sculpture in the Forest

Grade - Easy

Gruffalo Sculptures at Kielder Forest

Minotaur Maze Kielder Castle

Grade - Easy

Minotaur Maze at Kielder Forest

A individual sitting on a picnic table within bluebells

Picnics and barbecues at Kielder Forest

Two parents and two children sit on a tartan blanket having a picnic in a grassed area

Picnics at St Helen's Picnic site

A group of children stand in a bunch with clipboards looking thoughtful.

Plant Hunter orienteering trail at Westonbirt Arboretum

A family of four cycling on forest trail

Cycling at Woodend

Family cycling through the dense wood

Cycling at Bignalls, Jaguar Lount and Alistair's Woods

A family cycling in the spring at Alice Holt Forest

Cycling at Gresley, Swainspark and Tunnel Woods

Picnic table in forest

Picnics at Gresley, Swainspark and Tunnel Woods

Peacock butterfly on buddleja at Bedgebury National Pinetum

Bedgebury Pinetum and Forest Find

Child flying through the woods on a zip wire

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure at Bedgebury

A child on the Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Plus at Moors Valley

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Plus at Bedgebury

Family on Go Ape tree top adventure

Go Ape Tree Top Challenge at Bedgebury

Women playing table tennis

Table Tennis at Bedgebury

group of ladies on mountain bikes in a forest

Breeze into the Forest at Sherwood Pines

Two small boys learning to cycle in the woods

Grade - Various

Cycling in the New Forest

Haldon cycling

Grade - Various

Bike the Big Valley at Ennerdale

Night sky at Gisburn

Dark skies at Gisburn

Photo of the children's play area at Salcey Forest

Children's play area at Salcey Forest

Wryneck bird

Forest Find | Savernake Forest

Go ape tree top adventure dalby

Go Ape at Dalby Forest

A young family sat on a wooden bench having a picnic in the forest

Picnics at Dalby Forest

Grandfather Oak wooden sculpture carving

Play areas at Dalby Forest

A close up of three children sitting on a log, showing legs in waterproof trousers and muddy wellington boots.

Forest adventures at Nutcombe Bottom

Two boys look closely at the leaves on a tree

Forest adventures at Wistlandpound

person climbing on ropes activity in forest

Go Ape Challenge Plus

A child on the Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Plus at Moors Valley

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Plus at High Lodge

biking in Fineshade Woods

Grade - Blue

Cycling at Leigh Woods

A couple cycling on a forest trail

Grade - Various

Cycling at Broxa Forest

Three wooden picnic benches in a forest clearing surrounded by trees

Picnics at Allerthorpe Wood

Picnic table at sunrise

Picnics at Broxa Forest

Individual mountain biking over rocks in the forest

Grade - Red

Red route at Stainburn Forest

Mountain biking in the wood

Grade - Red

The Descent Line at Stainburn Forest

Man on mountain bike going round tight corner on trail in the forest

Grade - Black

Warren Boulder trail at Stainburn Forest

Kids riding on mountain bikes through the forest

Grade - Green

Adderstone cycle trail at Dalby Forest

A family of four cycling on forest trail

Grade - Blue

Blue cycle route at Guisborough Forest

Mountain bike rider on technical trail

Grade - Blue

Bodmin Beast cycle trail at Cardinham Woods

Mountain bike rider on cycling trail

Grade - Red

Dialled-In-Dave at Cardinham Woods

Gruffalo orienteering activity pack on the grass

Gruffalo Orienteering at Dalby Forest

Mountain biker riding a technical trail section

Grade - Red

Hell's Teeth at Cardinham Woods

couple enjoying a picnic in a clearing within a forest

Picnics at Dymock Forest

A individual sitting on a picnic table within bluebells

Picnics at Guisborough Forest

Lakeside benches in a forest

Picnics at Mallards Pike

Ambassador riding

Grade - Red

Red route at Dalby Forest

children cycling on family friendly trail

Grade - Orange: Bike Park

Cycle skills area at Dalby Forest

Cycling trails at Dalby Forest

Grade - Red

Jerry Noddle bike trail at Dalby Forest

Cyclist at Dalby Forest

Grade - Red

Newclose Rigg trail at Dalby Forest

Mountain biker in Hamsterley Forest

Grade - Red

Riggs and Dales trail at Dalby Forest

Dalby cycling on the world cup trail

Grade - Black

UCI World Cup trail at Dalby Forest

Children toasting marshmallows around campfire

Badger Forest School and Outdoor Learning

group of ladies on mountain bikes in a forest

Breeze into the Forest at Cannock Chase Forest

Children on a bike shaped climbing frame

Grade - Easy

Children's play area at Cannock Chase

Child cycling through forest

Grade - Various

Cycling at Robin Wood

Way markers for walking routes in the foreground and two walkers in the background

Grade - Green

Fairoak Trail at Cannock Chase Forest

Girl on Gruffalo Orienteering course

Gruffalo Orienteering at Cannock Chase

Man on cycle trail

Grade - Blue

Perry's Trail at Cannock Chase

Two children on bikes, one with a Gruffalo toy in the front basket

Grade - Various

Cycling at Boughton Brake

Dirt jumps

Grade - Orange: Bike Park

Advanced dirt jump and downhill area at Sherwood Pines

Woman behind two children, each of whom is riding a bike on a forest trail

Grade - Various

Cycling at Bourne Wood

Children jumping off a tree trunk in the forest

Family activities and clubs at Salcey Forest

people on Segways on a forest path

Go Ape Forest Segway at Sherwood Pines

Gruffalo orienteering activity pack on the grass

Gruffalo Orienteering at Salcey Forest

Girl on Gruffalo Orienteering course

Gruffalo Orienteering at Sherwood Pines

Child cycling through forest

Grade - Green

Maid Marion family cycle route at Sherwood Pines

a man and a woman with two children enjoying a picnic in the woodlands

Picnics at Boundary Wood

Woman and two children having a picnic on a picnic table in the forest

Picnics at Bourne Wood

male mountain biker in woodland

Grade - Blue

Robin Hood Adventure Trail at Sherwood Pines

Skills Loop at Sherwood Pines

Grade - Blue

Skills loop at Sherwood Pines

Mountain biker

Grade - Red

The Outlaw trail at Sherwood Pines

A group of smiling cyclists posing with bikes in the forest.

Cycling at Birklands

Two small boys learning to cycle in the woods

Grade - Various

Cycling at Sence Valley

Close up of an orienteering compass on top of a map

Grade - Various

Orienteering at Black Rocks

A wicker hamper with red tartan lining on a forest picnic table, shown with plates of food and drinks glasses.

Picnics at Black Rocks

Mother and two children grinning while eating a picnic on a cluttered bench

Picnics at Sence Valley

group of ladies on mountain bikes in a forest

Breeze into the Forest at Whinlatter Forest

Learning Westonbirt

Birthday parties at Westonbirt Arboretum

Spotted Woodpecker

Forest Find at Westonbirt Arboretum

Autumn Westonbirt

Playing through the seasons at Westonbirt Arboretum

A young boy in a blue t-shirt and dark blue shorts jumps high off a log with his arms and legs stretched out. His older brother stands behind him smiling.

Woodland adventure play at Westonbirt Arboretum

Picnic table at sunrise

Picnics at Chambers Farm Wood

Family group having a picnic at a picnic table

Picnics at Savernake Forest

A family of four cycling on forest trail

Grade - Green

Bolderwood cycle trail

Delamere Forest Blue trail

Grade - Various

New Grey and Blue cycling trails

a section of trail through a forest

Grade - Red

Follow the dog trail at Cannock Chase

attending a learning event

Grade - Various

Orienteering at Jeskyns

Delamere Forest bike skills loop

Grade - Various

Skills loop at Delamere Forest

A individual sitting on a picnic table within bluebells

Picnics at Whinlatter

Group of three people walking past a tree

Orienteering at Cannock Chase

couple enjoying a picnic in a clearing within a forest

Picnics at the New Forest Reptile Centre

Cycling group

Cycling at Mardyke Woods

Gruffalo sculpture at Alice Holt Forest 2023

Grade - Easy

Gruffalo Sculptures at Delamere

people on Segways on a forest path

Go Ape Forest Segway at Mallards Pike

Go ape tree top adventure mallards pike

Go Ape Tree Top Challenge at Mallards Pike

Family on Go Ape tree top adventure

Go Ape Tree Top Challenge at Wyre

person climbing on ropes activity in forest

Go Ape Challenge Plus

Mountainbikers at Whinlatter

Grade - Red

Red mountain bike trail at Whinlatter

A child on the Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Plus at Moors Valley

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Plus at Cannock Chase Forest

A child on the Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Plus at Moors Valley

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Plus at Sherwood Pines

Woman and child in harnesses on adventure climbing trail

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure at Wendover Woods

A child on the Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Plus at Moors Valley

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure Plus at Moors Valley

Orienteering compass on tree

Orienteering At Hicks Lodge

Child flying through the woods on a zip wire

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure at Wyre

A man smiling whilst travelling through a treetop rope bridge with net sides

Go Ape Treetop Adventure & Treetop Adventure Plus at Whinlatter

group of ladies on mountain bikes in a forest

Breeze into the Forest at Dalby Forest

group of ladies on mountain bikes in a forest

Breeze into the Forest at Delamere Forest

Go Ape tree top adventure Cannock Chase

Go Ape Tree Top Challenge at Cannock Chase

people on Segways on a forest path

Go Ape Forest Segway at Cannock Chase

Child flying through the woods on a zip wire

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure at Cannock Chase

Child flying through the woods on a zip wire

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure at Moors Valley

Child flying through the woods on a zip wire

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure at Sherwood Pines

Person on a zip wire, high ropes course in the forest

Go Ape Tree Top Challenge at Moors Valley

Family on Go Ape tree top adventure

Go Ape Tree Top Challenge at Sherwood Pines

child playing on play equipment

Playwood at Alice Holt

Segway users on a forest trail

Go Ape Forest Segway at Delamere

Go ape forest segway Whinlatter

Go Ape Forest Segway at Whinlatter

Child flying through the woods on a zip wire

Go Ape Tree Top Adventure at Delamere

Family on Go Ape tree top adventure

Go Ape Tree Top Challenge at Delamere

A common buck deer in the forest

Wildlife hide at Fineshade Wood

Alpacas looking majestic on sunny day in Whinlatter Forest

Guided alpaca walks at Whinlatter

Child jumping in puddle and being splashed in the face

Children's play area at Grizedale

Family cycling through the dense wood

Grade - Various

Cycling at Viridor Wood

Bedgebury Pinetum bird firecrest

Wildlife Watching at Viridor Wood

A boy on a wooden climbing frame smiling at the camera with trees in the background

Grade - Easy

WildPlay trail at Whinlatter

A group of people having a picnic on a picnic bench in an autumnal Forest of Dean

Picnics at Hamsterley Forest

Wheater bird on logs

Forest Find | Sneaton Forest

Course currently closed due to forestry works

Whinlatter family biking

Grade - Blue

Mountain bike orienteering at Whinlatter

BBQs are currently not permitted at Sherwood Pines.

A young family sat on a wooden bench having a picnic in the forest

Picnics at Sherwood Pines

A family of four cycling on forest trail

Grade - Forest Road

Hunger Hill trail at Delamere

Family biking in Fineshade Woods

Grade - Forest Road

Whitemoor trail at Delamere

Group of three people walking past a tree

Grade - Various

Orienteering at Sherwood Pines

Gruffalo's friend, Fox sculpture in the forest

Grade - Easy

Gruffalo Sculptures at Fineshade Wood

Barbecues are currently not permitted at Cannock Chase Forest

couple enjoying a picnic in a clearing within a forest

Picnics at Cannock Chase Forest

chequered skipper butterfly on a blade of grass

Chequered Skipper butterflies

family on a child friendly cycling trail

Grade - Forest Road

Goosey Foot Tarn trail at Grizedale

family on a child friendly cycling trail

Grade - Forest Road

Grizedale Tarn trail at Grizedale

Cyclists riding through the forest on a dirt track

Grade - Forest Road

Hawkshead Moor trail at Grizedale

A family of four cycling on forest trail

Grade - Forest Road

Moor Top trail at Grizedale

The Mushroom cycle orienteering is currently closed.

child friendly cycling page

Grade - Forest Road

Mushroom cycle trail family orienteering at Grizedale

Kids riding on mountain bikes through the forest

Grade - Forest Road

Silurian Way at Grizedale

adults on mountain biking trail

Grade - Black

The Black MTB trail at Grizedale

Man on mountain bike in a forest

Grade - Red

The North Face MTB trail at Grizedale

People playing table tennis at Salcey Forest

Table Tennis at Salcey Forest

Blue geranium genetic

Forest Find | Dalby Forest

Lady walking dog on agility trail

Grade - Easy

Dog activity trail at Cannock Chase

chambers farm butterfly

Forest Find | Drinkwater Park

A family of four cycling on forest trail

Grade - Various

Cycling at Chambers Farm Wood

Close up of an orienteering compass on top of a map

Grade - Various

Orienteering at Boughton Brake

Picnic table in forest

Picnics and barbecues at Birchden Wood

Picnic table at sunrise

Picnics at Cannop Ponds

A group of people having a picnic on a picnic bench in an autumnal Forest of Dean

Picnics at Chopwell Wood

A individual sitting on a picnic table within bluebells

Picnics at Delamere

Group at picnic table

Picnics at Fineshade Wood

A group of people having a picnic on a picnic bench in an autumnal Forest of Dean

Picnics at Firestone Copse

Someone flying a kite in a open field at Gisburn

Picnics at Gisburn

A individual sitting on a picnic table within bluebells

Picnics at Grizedale

couple enjoying a picnic in a clearing within a forest

Picnics at Havant Thicket

Three wooden picnic benches in a forest clearing surrounded by trees

Picnics at Hazelborough Wood

A group of people having a picnic on a picnic bench in an autumnal Forest of Dean

Picnics at Hepburn Wood

Family having a picnic in the forest

Picnics at Hindhope Linn

Group at picnic table

Picnics at Holystone Wood

A individual sitting on a picnic table within bluebells

Picnics at Jeskyns

A individual sitting on a picnic table within bluebells

Picnics at Lynford Arboretum

A group of people having a picnic on a picnic bench in an autumnal Forest of Dean

Picnics at Lynford Stag

Picnic table at sunrise

Picnics at Micheldever Wood

A group of people having a picnic on a picnic bench in an autumnal Forest of Dean

Picnics at Nagshead Nature Reserve

The Roll of Honour Sculpture at New Fancy, Forest of Dean

Picnics at New Fancy

A group of people having a picnic on a picnic bench in an autumnal Forest of Dean

Picnics at Nutcombe Bottom

Forestry England’s top 10 picnic spots

Picnics at Ollerton Pit Wood

Family having a picnic in the forest

Picnics at Ostlers Plantation

A group of people having a picnic on a picnic bench in an autumnal Forest of Dean

Picnics at Parkhurst Forest

Family having a picnic in the forest

Picnics at Poppy Wood

A individual sitting on a picnic table within bluebells

Picnics at Rendlesham

Group at picnic table

Picnics at Rothbury

Family having picnic and ice cream in the forest

Picnics at Shirebrook Wood

Family having picnic and ice cream in the forest

Picnics at Silverhill Wood

A individual sitting on a picnic table within bluebells

Picnics at Simonside

Three wooden picnic benches in a forest clearing surrounded by trees

Picnics at Sneaton Forest

Three wooden picnic benches in a forest clearing surrounded by trees

Picnics at Stockhill Wood

couple enjoying a picnic in a clearing within a forest

Picnics at Sutton Manor

A group of people having a picnic on a picnic bench in an autumnal Forest of Dean

Picnics at Thames Chase

A group of people having a picnic on a picnic bench in an autumnal Forest of Dean

Picnics at Thieves Wood

couple enjoying a picnic in a clearing within a forest

Picnics at Thrunton Wood

Group at picnic table

Picnics at Two Mile Bottom

Wakerley picnic

Picnics at Wakerley Great Wood

A individual sitting on a picnic table within bluebells

Picnics at Wapley Hill Wood

Picnic Bench in the Forest

Picnics at Warksburn Picnic Area

Picnic table at sunrise

Picnics at Willingham Woods

Forestry England’s top 10 picnic spots

Picnics at Wistlandpound

Family having picnic and ice cream in the forest

Picnics at Wooler Common and Woodland Park

Solo mountain biker in a forest

Grade - Red

The Monkey trail at Cannock Chase

family on a child friendly cycling trail

Grade - Blue

Family cycling trail at Alice Holt

Close up of an orienteering compass on top of a map

Grade - Various

Orienteering at Friston Forest

Chopwell Wood mixed woodland

Grade - Hard

Darnley trail at Jeskyns

The Orienteering routes are currently closed

Group of three people walking past a tree

Grade - Various

Orienteering at Grizedale

Cycling Go Tri event

Cycling at Puddletown Forest

Two small boys learning to cycle in the woods

Grade - Various

Cycling at Houghton Forest

Mountain biking

Cycling and mountain biking at Wharncliffe Woods

Wakerley cycling

Cycling at Ostlers Plantation

Sally Matthews Wolf

Art Exhibitions

Cyclists riding through the forest on a dirt track

Grade - Forest Road

F.I.D.O trail at Rendlesham Forest

A family of four cycling on forest trail

Grade - Forest Road

Tang trail at Rendlesham Forest

Family cycling on trail

Grade - Various

Cycling at Abbot's Wood

Family cycling through Hamsterley forest, blue mountain bike trail

Cycling at Tilery Road

Woman on the easy cycle trail at Friston Forest

Grade - Blue

Family cycle trail at Friston Forest

Mountain Biker in Orange Light

Grade - Red

Jeremy Cole mountain bike trail at Friston Forest

Hobby bird sitting in a conifer tree

Forest Find | Cardinham Woods

Common doremouse on brown leaves

Forest Find | Dodd Wood

Caterpiller

Forest Find | Sutton Manor

Tawny owl sat in hollow of tree looking content

Forest Find | Whinlatter Forest

Child mountain biking on forest track

Grade - Green

Wood Farm trail at Hicks Lodge

Cycling group

Cycling at Fritham

Families enjoying cycling in the forest

Cycling at Folkes Lane Woodland

Cycling group

Cycling at Tylers Wood

Families enjoying cycling in the forest

Cycling at Cely Woods

Cycling group

Cycling at Bonnetts Wood

Group of three people walking past a tree

Grade - Various

Orienteering at Whinlatter

Orienteering compass on tree

Grade - Various

Orienteering at Silverhill Wood

Bird hide next to lake at hicks lodge

Bird hide at Hicks Lodge

Families enjoying cycling in the forest

Grade - Various

Cycling at Shirebrook Wood

Giant Gruffalo Sculpture in the Forest

Grade - Moderate

Gruffalo Sculptures at Whinlatter

family on a child friendly cycling trail

Grade - Various

Cycling at Silverhill Wood

Boy fishing

Fishing at Cogra Moss

A family of four cycling on forest trail

Cycling at Pages Wood

Close up of a mountain bike

Grade - Various

Cycling at Willingham Woods

Orienteering route at gisburn

Grade - Various

Orienteering at Willingham Woods

Mountain biking in the wood

Grade - Various

Cycling and mountain biking at Ingrebourne Hill

Mountain biking in the wood

Grade - Red

Viking trail at Tunstall Forest

Solo mountain biker in a forest

Grade - Moderate

Advanced trail at Queen Elizabeth Country Park

Gisburn cycling

Grade - Blue

Bottoms Beck trail at Gisburn

girl on a swing in a playground

Children's play area at Rendlesham Forest

play area at Moors Valley

Grade - Easy

Children's play at Moors Valley

The Fairy Forest sculptures at Jeskyns Community Woodland

Grade - Easy

Fairy & Elf Village at Jeskyns

mountain biker jumping on a single track trail through the woods

Grade - Orange: Bike Park

Hope Line and Leap of Faith at Gisburn

family cycling

Grade - Easy

Intermediate trail at Queen Elizabeth Country Park

Man on mountain bike going round tight corner on trail in the forest

Grade - Red

Powerline mountain bike trail at Chopwell Wood

Hamsterley Cycling - Jerry Tatton

Grade - Various

Skills loop at Gisburn

Female mountain biker Gisburn, Hully Gully

Grade - Various

The 8 at Gisburn

children on the play trail at Hamsterley Forest

Grade - Easy Access

Viking Wildplay at Hamsterley Forest

Orienteering route at gisburn

Grade - Easy

Orienteering at Gisburn

Group of three people walking past a tree

Grade - Various

Orienteering at Alice Holt

The light green orienteering course is temporarily closed.

Group of three people walking past a tree

Grade - Various

Orienteering at Chopwell Wood

Giant Gruffalo Sculpture in the Forest

Grade - Easy

Gruffalo Sculptures at Hamsterley Forest

Giant Gruffalo Sculpture in the Forest

Grade - Easy

Gruffalo Sculptures at Moors Valley

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