Now in its 15th Year!

Come and join us for a walk through the wonderful National Forest within East Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire. With over 90 walks to choose from, ranging from 1 mile to 18 miles, there is a walk to suit everyone in our annual walking programme – and many are FREE to join!

At the very heart of the National Forest the story is one of huge landscape-scale transformation; from black coalfields and grey clay pits to green canopies and wildlife rich habitats.

Beginning in 1991, the idea behind the National Forest was radical: to create and manage the first forest at scale in England for 1,000 years. It is a ‘forest’ in the old sense of the word: not wall to wall trees but a distinctly wooded landscape that provides a setting within which people live, work and learn.

Recognised as one of the boldest environmentally-led regeneration initiatives in the country, it is transforming a post-industrial landscape. Three decades of forest creation in this ordinary part of the Midlands demonstrates how trees can transform landscapes, communities and the economy. Nearly 10 million trees have been planted in an area that was previously one of the least wooded parts of the country.

(Don’t forget to support you local businesses while you are there).

With 94 walks to choose from, spanning the 200sq miles of the National Forest area, you will be spoilt for choice!

The Forest story is a one of huge landscape-scale transformation, from black coalfields to green treescapes. Three decades of forest creation in this part of the Midlands demonstrates how trees can transform landscapes, communities and the economy.

If you would like more information regarding this event, accommodation, or general tourist information please email: 

For East Staffordshire Tourism@EastStaffsbc.org.uk

For South Derbyshire  info@visitsouthderbyshire.co.uk  01283 211267