One of our main aims at Woodlands.co.uk is to get more people into woodlands, including those people and groups who aren’t in a position to buy their own wood.

We have looked for ways to share the benefits of woodland more widely – by supporting schools, charities, youth groups, wellbeing projects and other community organisations who may not be able to by a woodland themselves.

For well over a decade, we have been running a community woodland project and in that space of time we have had more than 2,000 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, woodland management demonstrations, off-road horse riding organisations, orienteering and coppicing. These projects help bring people closer to nature through education, conservation, outdoor skills, wellbeing and practical woodland activities.

The success of the project has generated far more requests than our own woodlands can accommodate. For projects we are unable to support directly, this page provides a space for community groups to connect with other woodland owners who may be willing to support similar initiatives.

Featured Projects That Woodlands.co.uk Supports

Young Lives Foundation

Woodlands.co.uk’s 2026 Charity of the Year makes use of a woodland to help young people, often those that are in care or vulnerable, experience the benefits of nature and woodland activities.

Tortworth Arboretum

Woodlands.co.uk has supported the Tortworth Arboretum community project for many years, making the woodland available for conservation, education, volunteering and wellbeing activities.

Willow Bushcraft CIC

Willow Bushcraft CIC is a small family run community interest company focusing on families, young people, and marginalised groups. Their base camp is within our deep March Wood in Ashford offering family bushcraft experiences, forest school, wild woodland women, holiday clubs and Wyld wood family camp.

St. Mark’s CE Primary School, Hadlow Down

Woodlands.co.uk supports St. Mark’s CE Primary School by making available a woodland for forest school learning.

Rake C.E. Primary School, Rake

Woodlands.co.uk supports Rake C.E. Primary School by making available a woodland for outdoor learning and forest school.

How the Community Woodlands Project Works

We receive many requests from individuals and organisations looking for woodland for community activities. These include forest schools, youth groups, wellbeing projects, conservation volunteers, outdoor learning providers and charities.

We do support a number of projects directly, but where we cannot we may be able to share the request so that independent woodland owners can consider whether they would like to help.

If you think your project or proposed project may be of interest, please email [email protected] with:

• Activity (e.g. forest school, bushcraft, scouts, youth group etc.)
• Region (e.g. South East England)
• Tell us about yourself and your project
• How often you would use the woodland and what size you ideally need
• Mobile phone number
• Anything else you think may be relevant

Do You Own a Woodland and Want to Help?

If you own woodland and would like to support a community project, you can tell us what kind of project you may be open to hosting – please email [email protected]