Woodlands.co.uk

Community Woodlands Projects

One of our main aims at Woodlands.co.uk is to get more people into woodlands, including those people and groups who can't afford to buy their own wood. For the last 2 years we have been running a community woodlands project and in that space of time we have had more than 500 requests from people who wish to use woodlands for activities involving the local community. We now have people who use our woods for children's groups, scouts, forest schools, social forestry, bushcraft courses, woodlands management demonstrations, off-road horse riding organisations, orienteering and coppicing.

As we have received such a large number of enquiries, we have decided to set up a forum to put community groups in touch with other woodland owners who would be interested in allowing their woodland to be used in this way.

Are you a woodland owner?

Below are some of the projects requiring woodland. You may also wish to read our advice on hosting a project in your woodland.

Newcastle-U-Lyme

I am training to be a leader in Forest Schools and am looking to set up a Forest School in the area for children to use to understand about the environment and learn through supervised play activities. Full risk assesments will be carried out and everything done will be fully discussed with the land owner.The environmental impact will be negligible. More details

West Yorkshire, Wakefield area

I am training as a forest school leader and I am looking at the possibility of starting an outdoor nursery for young children, to provide an holistic way of learning in the outdoors for young children. The course I am undertaking includes woodland management and I would aim to make as little impact as possible to the ecology of the woodalnd. More details

Lanchashire, north yorkshire, northumbria

Looking for access to private woodland to deliver woodland, forest school and bushcraft experiences/courses to school children and adults. I'm a qualified bushcraft survival instructor who works with a qualified forest school practitioner to deliver high quality programs. Our ethos is minimum impact, leave no trace and sustainabiltiy of the enviroment.Along with the added security our presence on the land will create i will also be able to enhance the woodland with my woodland management experience as i believe a healthy woodland is a productive enviroment for all the fauna and flora of the area. More details

Hampshire, West Sussex & Dorset

I am looking for any mixed broadleaved woodland suitable for coppicing and underwood harvesting primarily for fuelwood and charcoal (not exclusively - dependant on the species mix). Intention is to operate so as to enhance the conservation/biodiversity of the woodland, and to leave as little environmental footprint as is possible. The aim is to keep alive traditional sustainable crafts, and reduce our total dependance on fossil fuels. This is a business proposal, as in order to succeed longterm there has to be a viable business. Terms (rental, profit share, etc...) are flexible and open to discussion. More details

Dorset, Any where between Poole and Dorchester.

I am looking for some where to be able to run Bushcraft and Survival Courses for Children, Scouts and Adult groups. Also a base to run navigation and Cycle courses from. I am based in Wareham and run purbeckadventures.com More details

Wales; near to teenager activities and coast

BYV (Birmingham Youth Volunteers) I am a Volunteer for this project where we take under-privileged children from 11 to 16 year olds that come from broken homes etc Our aim is to give them 1-2 weeks camping and adventure experience to take them out of a very unsocial environment and also to give their carers a break. Obviously we run the camp with volunteers from all walks of life and raise funds to give the children an adventure holiday to remember with lots of activity to occupy their minds We are looking for somewhere to set up our camp for the 1-2 weeks towards last few weeks in August. All our volunteers are CRB checked and come with varying skills but we do raise funds to take our children to specialist activities that they may never have the opportunity to do in their normal life Regards Collin Wright More details

An area of woodland for completing Forest school projects with a group of students completing childcare an education courses.

We are looking to use the woodland for a small number of students to allow them to realise the potential for Forest school projects. The students are all aged bewteen 16 and 22 and are completing BTEC and CACHE childcare qualifications. More details

Southern England

Just to clarify where looking: Looking for anywhere north of the line of winchester/exeter, that is no further east than maidenhead, south of banbury/gloucester, and no further west than porthcawl but anywhere near these considered. Although I'm Newbury/Swindon and Taunton based, so near these would be awesome. Hi there, I am looking to work with a woodland owner to set up and run a site to hire to outdoor enthuasts for weekends and occassional week long in summer. And to extend to school groups. Ideally it would be at least 20 acres that is accessable (can have sheep grazing on land) with ability to park or camp on it, preferablly with at least 5 acres of woodland. Have a business plan to discuss with any landowner, who either wishes to pure rent or a long-term purchase plan. Just currently don't have the capital to get started. Please e-mail if interested, would love to discuss potential sites. More details

Are you looking for a woodland to use for a project?

Enter your details in the form below and we will publicise your project to woodland owners. Your contact details will be made public, so that wood owners can contact you directly.

Please include details such as the potential community benefits of your project, your relevant experience, and how often you would be looking to use the woodland (whether one-off, seasonal, full-time, etc).

Please note that there will be a short delay while your submission is approved before it appears on the site.