Sherwood Forest Trust

31/10/2026

🌳 Could your school grow the next Major Oak?

We're inviting schools across Nottinghamshire to get involved in Sherwood Forest Day 2027, taking place on 20th February, with a brilliant opportunity for pupils to become Sherwood Oak Tree Guardians.

We're offering schools a completely free oak sapling, grown from Sherwood and in Sherwood, and an interactive workshop delivered by our team at Sherwood Forest Trust.

Here's what's included:
🌱 Your very own Sherwood oak sapling to plant at your school
🌱 A fun, interactive and curriculum-linked workshop
🌱 Guidance on how to care for your tree and help it grow

Children will discover why trees are so important, learn more about Sherwood's natural heritage and take responsibility for looking after their very own oak.

Over time, schools can share photos and updates as their trees grow, becoming part of a wider network of young Tree Guardians across Sherwood Forest.

Who knows, one of those little saplings could even become the next Major Oak!

🍃 Schools can also get involved in the RSPB's Leaves of Sherwood campaign, celebrating what Sherwood Forest means to their community.

We'd love to get more local schools involved and help children build a connection with this very special landscape.

Get in touch to book your free workshop!

[email protected]
01623 821490

30/10/2026

October is Free Wills Month, an opportunity to think about the future and make a will, with participating solicitors offering free will-writing services.

For some people, making a will is also a chance to leave something meaningful behind and support a cause close to their heart.

Earlier this year, Roy Smith verygenerously donated £10,000 from his late brother Barry's estate to support the work of Sherwood Forest Trust. Barry had a love of nature, and Roy wanted to honour his memory in a way that would make a lasting difference.

The gift has been allocated to our Community Tree Nursery, where we collect seeds from ancient and veteran native trees across Sherwood, growing them into young saplings to be planted across the region.

These locally grown trees are specially adapted to Sherwood's soils and habitats, giving future generations of trees the best possible chance to thrive. Roy's gift will help us expand this work, growing even more trees and restoring much more of the historic Sherwood landscape.

It's a wonderful way for Barry's love of nature to live on, and a reminder that a gift in someone's will, whatever its size, can help shape the future of places and causes that matter to us.

If you're thinking about making or updating your will this October, you can find out more about leaving a gift to Sherwood Forest Trust and how it could help protect and restore this special landscape.

Find out more: https://freewillsmonth.org.uk

27/10/2026

Our winter events are up!

Coming up....

🌳Friday 27th November
Guided Tree Walk at Sherwood Forest

🎄Saturday 5th December
Wreath Making Workshop (£30pp)

🎄Wednesday 9th December
Wreath Making Workshop (£30pp)

🎄 Christmas Eve Walk
Thursday 24th December, Sherwood Heath to Thoresby Vale Country Park (we'll bring hot chocolate and mulled w**e!) ☕️

🎄Winter Walk
Tuesday 29th December, Sherwood Heath to Thoresby Vale Country Park

Link in comments to book!

24/10/2026

Important update ‼️

Our fungi walk tomorrow has been POSTPONED until next Sunday (1st November) due to the weather conditions.

All tickets remain valid for the changed date, if you can no longer attend, please request a refund via Eventbrite

Apologies for any inconvenience, we hope to see you next weekend for a not so wet and windy walk! 🍄

23/10/2026

Come and see us next Wednesday at Vicar Water Country Park!

🌳🍂 Family Nature Walk – Discover, Create & Explore! 🍂🌳

Looking for a fun way to enjoy the great outdoors together? Join ATTFE College and The Sherwood Forest Trust for a welcoming family walk filled with nature, creativity and discovery! 🌿🎨

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Perfect for families with children aged 5+
🥾 Participants should be comfortable walking approximately one mile.

📅 Wednesday, 28 October 2026
⏰ 1:00pm – 2:30pm
📍 Vicar Water Country Park, Clipstone, NG21 9AA

🌿 Come along, explore the outdoors, get creative and make some lovely family memories together!

⚠️ Places are limited, so advance booking is essential.

To find out more or book your place:
📧 [email protected]
📞 01623 441310

We’d love to see you there! 💚

14/10/2026

We had a lovely morning on our fungi walk last Sunday, it was so nice to slow down and have a wander around Sherwood Heath and see what we could find.

We have 2 more fungi walks coming up, all ages very welcome, dogs too! 🐕

Book via the link in comments, hope to see some of you! 🍄

*please note, this is not a foraging walk, we leave everything where it is!*

08/10/2026

Seed processing is in full swing at the tree nursery, and we're seeing the first signs of successful growth in our heathland area! 🍂

Read more here;

https://sherwoodforest.org.uk/october-updates-from-the-nursery/

07/10/2026

We have a few spots left for our first fungi walk this Sunday! 🍄

Come for a walk through Sherwood Heath with Erin, and we will look for and identify all the wonderful fungi we find.
We hopefully will also see lots of lichens and some slime moulds too! 🍂

Everyone welcome, spaces are limited please book via the link below 😄

📍Sherwood Heath Nature Reserve
⏰10am - 12pm

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fungi-walk-tickets-1998360694632

Can't make it this Sunday? We have 2 more walks coming up this month;
🍄‍🟫 Tuesday 20th October
🍄‍🟫Sunday 25th October

Sherwood Heath

05/10/2026

Come along for a tree walk with our Tree Nursery Officer, Izzy, this Wednesday!

You will learn how to identify the magnificent trees of Sherwood Forest, how we collect seed and take them back to our tree nursery where our volunteers sow and grow them.

If there is any seed to collect, we'll do that too! Last time we managed to collect a lot of crab apple 🍏

It's totally free to attend and you'll be helping us in the first step of growing on the future of Sherwood Forest 💚

Weednesday 7th October
10am - 11.30am
Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre

Book here;
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guided-tree-seed-walk-at-sherwood-forest-tickets-1993318559470

30/09/2026

Our friends over at Active Notts and Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Talking Therapies have one more walk on their series of mental health walks next month. 🚶‍♀️🚶

We all know how beneficial walking and wheeling can be for our mental health and wellbeing whether it's walking round the block, to the shops, round a park, to school or work, up the forest, and whether it's on our own or with others.

This is a lovely opportunity to get out, chat with others, and enjoy nature around us. Kings Mill Res is a great place for wildlife and a prime spot for birdwatching, they have recorded over 100 different bird species there! 🐦

Sunday 11 October
11am-12pm
Kingsmill Reservoir, Mill Waters

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