Thetford Forest is a patchwork of pines, heathland and broadleaves providing the ideal setting for a day out, and a welcome refuge for a rich variety of animal and plant life. Many of our visitors are attracted by the peace and tranquility of Thetford Forest as well...

This tranquil 40 acre (16 hectares) garden offers year round interest to visitors. The Garden has a collection of over 10,000 labeled plant species in beautifully landscaped settings, including Rock Garden, Lake, Glasshouses, Winter Garden, Woodland Walk, and nine...

Ostlers Plantation is a Forestry Commission owned woodland next to Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. It is open to the public and lies next to an open area of public access heathland called Kirkby Moor Nature Reserve.

Welcome to 12 acres of glorious gardens in the centre of England. Since 2001 these 400 year old 'lost' gardens have been rediscovered and now include meadows, vegetable and cottage gardens, borders, roses and drifts of bulbs. Delicious homemade teas and light...

Rendlesham Forest Centre is the main recreation area for the Sandlings Forests. New play equipment and a cycle park will now give you a Forest Experience will even more fun! See below for more details. There are 3 circular walks including a trail for the less able,...

A world of plants in one place- a Botanic Garden displaying plant diversity in a wide variety of settings. There are formal Edwardian gardens, a herb garden, national collections, woodland walks, and glasshouses with desert, tropical, alpine and temperate plants....

The transformation of Nottinghamshire’s spoil heaps into community woodlands provided an opportunity to involve local people in the management of these new sites and other local countryside areas adjacent to coalfield communities. The Sherwood Forest Community...

Salcey Forest is an oasis of nature and history only 7 miles from the centre of Northampton. Wildlife and history are in abundance at Salcey. So come and discover why elephants roamed the forest and where to find a roman road.

Waltham Abbey Gardens offer relaxing surroundings rich in history. It’s the reputed burial site of King Harold, after the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and contains the remains of one of the largest Augustinian Abbeys in the country. Some of the remains visible...

Whittlewood Forest is a former medieval hunting forest in the south of the county of Northamptonshire in England. There are tracts of ancient woodland within the forest, and old ditch boundaries can be found at the edges of several of the individual woods.