About the Community Forests
The 15 Community Forests are the leading woodland creation force in the country. We support, enable and champion this diverse and growing network. Each one works in partnership with their local communities, landowners and businesses to help nature recover and regenerate the landscapes in and around our largest towns and cities.
The Forests provide free guidance and support to landowners and land managers to help plan, fund, and plant new woodland of all sizes in both rural and urban settings, drawing on local expertise and people power. The long-term commitment is ensuring that trees and woodlands are at the very heart of communities up and down the country, unlocking countless benefits for people and planet.
England’s Community Forests aims:
Support regeneration and growth: Making towns and cities more attractive places in which to live, work and do business; attracting new investment and creating jobs.
Support local communities: Harnessing the enthusiasm, commitment, and knowledge of local people; helping them improve their local area and enhancing health and wellbeing.
Creating better places: Enriching and enhancing biodiversity and the environment, creating new facilities for recreation and leisure and making our towns and cities more sustainable and resilient to a changing climate.
