The National Forest is one of the boldest environmental initiatives in the country - transforming a post-industrial landscape by creating a forest across 200 square miles of the Midlands, linking the ancient remnant forests of Charnwood and Needwood. Together, we are demonstrating how trees can be the catalyst for regeneration and inspire a positive future in the face of a changing climate.
In the late 80s, large swathes of the Midlands landscape had been scarred by centuries of coal mining and clay extraction. For more than 30 years, we have been transforming this place from black to green through the planting of millions of trees.
