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Forestry England’s top 10 picnic spots
Picnics and barbecues

Enjoy a tasty treat at Ollerton Pit Wood. Just bring along good food and company!

There are picnic benches overlooking the pond on the White trail and at the top of the hill off...

People walking dogs through wood and field
Walking trails and routes

Shirebrook Wood is home to miles of well-surfaced trails that criss-cross the woodland. 

Follow surfaced paths that meander around a variety of woodland and see the many different...

Family having picnic and ice cream in the forest
Picnics and barbecues

Enjoy a tasty treat in the forest at Shirebrook Wood. Just bring along good food and company!

Picnic benches are located near the car park.

To prevent forest fires and reduce...

Horse riders riding through the forest on a sunny day
Horse riding

Shirebrook Wood offers a network of forest roads which show a diverse and beautiful range of habitats. There are no dedicated bridleways at Shirebrook Wood, but riders are welcome...

Families enjoying cycling in the forest
Cycling & mountain biking

Grab your helmet and head out for a beautiful cycle ride around Shirebrook Wood. 

Shirebrook Wood offers a network of forest paths and trails for you to ride on. 

Children running and enjoying the forest
Walking trails and routes

Walking in the woodland is the perfect way to get some fresh air and explore some of the area's most beautiful landscapes.

East Devon AONB has a range of paths and trails that run...

walking path next to stream in Blengdale Forest
Walking trails and routes

Walking in the forest is the perfect way to get some fresh air and explore some of the area's most beautiful landscapes.

See some of Cumbria's tallest trees by walking up the...

Walking family
Walking trails and routes

Walking in the woodland is the perfect way to get some fresh air and explore some of the area's most beautiful landscapes.

There is a public footpath that runs through the wood...

Woman walking dog
Walking trails and routes

Silverhill Wood is home to miles of well-surfaced trails that criss-cross the woodland. 

Meander through woodland, grassland and scrubland up to the highest point in...

family on a child friendly cycling trail
Cycling & mountain biking

Grab your helmet and head out for a beautiful cycle ride around Silverhill Wood. 

Silverhill Wood offers miles of shared access trails for you to ride on. 

 

Ladies riding on Horses through the woodlands
Horse riding

Silverhill Wood has an extensive network of well-surfaced forest roads suitable for horse riders to explore. The forest roads are not waymarked. 

No permit is needed to ride at...

Family having picnic and ice cream in the forest
Picnics and barbecues

Enjoy a tasty treat in the forest at Silverhill Wood. Just bring along good food and company!

Picnic benches can be found near the ponds and there is one at the car park.

To...

Horse riders riding through the forest on a sunny day
Horse riding

Clowes Wood offers a network of riding which include a diverse and beautiful range of woodland habitats. Off-bridleway riding is restricted to specific routes and only permitted if...

Forestry England Log Pile
Cycling & mountain biking

Grab your helmet and head out for a beautiful cycle ride around Clowes Wood. 

Clowes Wood offers a network of forest paths and trails for you to ride on. 

Close-up of two people's walking boots stood on forest ground.
Walking trails and routes

Walking in the woodland is the perfect way to get some fresh air and explore some of the area's most beautiful landscapes.

Clowes Wood has a wide network of open paths and trails...

Forestry England’s top 10 picnic spots
Picnics and barbecues

Enjoy a tasty treat next to the reservoir at Wistlandpound. Just bring along good food and company!

Picnic tables can be found along the path around the lake.

To prevent forest...

Wistlandpound reservoir from a distance
Walking trails and routes

Walking is the perfect way to get some fresh air and explore some of the area's most beautiful landscapes.

Wistlandpound has tracks for you to explore throughout the forest and...

Walking family
Walking trails and routes

Walking in the wood is the perfect way to get some fresh air and explore some of the area's most beautiful landscapes.

A circular route runs the perimeter of the woods. 

Close-up of two people's walking boots stood on forest ground.
Walking trails and routes

Walking in the wood is the perfect way to get some fresh air and explore some of the area's most beautiful landscapes.

 

 

Man walking dog through autumnal forest
Walking trails and routes

Walking in the woodland is the perfect way to get some fresh air and explore some of the area's most beautiful landscapes.

Webb's Wood has a range of open paths that run through...

The Roll of Honour Sculpture at New Fancy, Forest of Dean
Picnics and barbecues

Enjoy a tasty treat at New Fancy. Just bring along good food and company!

The picnic area is located next to the car park. 

To prevent forest fires and reduce waste, please do...

Woman walking dogs through woodland
Walking trails and routes

Walking in the woodland is the perfect way to get some fresh air and explore some of the area's most beautiful landscapes.

Speech House Woods has a range of paths that run through...

Close-up of two people's walking boots stood on forest ground.
Walking trails and routes

Walking in the woodland is the perfect way to get some fresh air and explore some of the area's most beautiful landscapes.

Wraxall Piece has a range of paths that run through the...

Woman walking dogs through woodland
Walking trails and routes

Walking in the woodland is the perfect way to get some fresh air and explore some of the area's most beautiful landscapes.

Orienteering compass on tree
Orienteering

Try your hand at orienteering, a map reading challenge for all levels.

The aim for everyone is to navigate between control points marked on an orienteering map. If you are a...

A common buck deer in the forest
Other family activities

Take a short detour from the Dales Wood trail and you will stumble across a secluded haven for wildlife enthusiasts.

View birds such as coal tit on the feeders or possibly deer on...

Bird hide next to lake at hicks lodge
Other family activities

The largely flat circular family forest trail takes you through our newly-planted woodland trees and around the lake where you will find a secluded haven for wildlife enthusiasts.

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Group having picnic forest of dean
Picnics and barbecues

Enjoy a tasty treat in the forest at Nagshead Nature Reserve. Just bring along good food and company!

Picnic tables are located by the visitor centre. 

To prevent forest fires...

Man wildlife spotting
Walking trails and routes

There are two waymarked nature trails to choose from at Nature Reserve Nature Trails. Both trails start and finish at the car park. 

You are welcome to walk other woodland paths...

Alpacas looking majestic on sunny day in Whinlatter Forest

Alpacaly Ever After's mission is to rehome alpacas and llamas from all over the country and give them a wonderful new home with the very best of care, while bringing people in...

A walker walking through the forest in the autumn. The walker is looking up at the trees around them.
Walking trails and routes

Walking in the woods is the perfect way to get some fresh air and explore the area's most beautiful landscapes.

Chawton Park Woods offers informal walking opportunities starting...

Forest Holidays cabin in the forest on a sunny day
Forest Holidays

The cabins at Keldy blend delightfully into their woodland surroundings, some hidden beneath the trees and others opening out onto soft grassy glades. Warm and welcoming, in an...