Greenwood Community Forest Nottinghamshire The Story So Far

What is a Community Forest?

There are 12 Community Forests in England, initiated in 1989 by The Countryside Commission, which together form one of the biggest environmental projects in the country. They were set up with the support and help of local communities, to create well-wooded landscapes, creating green spaces around towns for recreation and sport, provide new habitats for wildlife, make outdoor classrooms for environmental education and much more.

Where is Greenwood?

Greenwood covers 161 square miles of west Nottinghamshire from Mansfield in the north to Nottingham in the south and from Eastwood in the west to Farnsfield in the east. It joins historic Sherwood Forest in the Northeast and curves round to Attenborough in the southwest.

The partnership is made up of the Countryside Agency, Forestry Commission, Ashfield, Mansfield and Newark & Sherwood District Councils, Broxtowe and Gedling Borough Councils, Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County Council's who work together with other organisations to create a better environment for everyone. Greenwood is developing its rich mixture of woodlands, farmlands, and open spaces around our towns for people to use and cherish for generations to come.

The National Community Forest Programme

The 12 Community Forests are:

Map of the 12 community forests in England Forest of Avon around Bristol

Forest of Mercia in south Staffordshire

Great North Forest in South Tyne and Wear and north-east Durham

Great Western Community Forest around Swindon

Greenwood north of Nottingham

Forest of Marston Vale to the south of Bedford

The Mersey Forest on Merseyside

Red Rose Forest in Greater Manchester

South Yorkshire Forest near Sheffield

The Tees Forest around Cleveland

Thames Chase Community Forest to the east of London

Watling Chase in Hertfordshire/north London