This is a list of some of the forests in the United Kingdom. Care should be taken to distinguish extensive wooded areas from royal forests which may never have been particularly wooded within historical times.

England

North

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...

* Delamere Forest *

Mersey Forest The Mersey Forest is a network of woodlands and green spaces being created across Merseyside and North Cheshire by a wide-ranging partnership of different organisations including local authorities, community groups and businesses. The Mersey Fore ...

Macclesfield Forest Macclesfield Forest is an area of woodland, predominantly conifer plantation, located around south east of Macclesfield in the civil parish of Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough, in Cheshire, England. The existing woodland is the last subs ...

Cumbria * Grizedale Forest * Whinfell Forest *

Whinlatter Forest Whinlatter is a small fell in the north west of the English Lake District, just north of the Whinlatter Pass. It is easily climbed from the top of the Whinlatter Pass, through the Forestry England plantations. The Whinlatter Visitor's Centre, a p ...

* Ennerdale Forest *

Blengdale Forest The River Bleng is a tributary of the River Irt in the county of Cumbria in northern England. The river gives its name to the valley that it flows through which is called Blengdale. It is thought that the name Bleng is derived from the Old Nors ...

Dodd Wood Dodd is a small fell in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, four kilometres north-west of Keswick. It forms part of the Skiddaw range in the northern part of the national park and the slopes are heavily wooded. Forestry Dodd lies on Forestr ...

Parkgate and Irton Forest Parkgate may refer to: Places *Parkgate, Cheshire, England, in Neston parish, on the Wirral *Parkgate, County Antrim, Northern Ireland *Parkgate, Cumbria, England; see List of United Kingdom locations: Par-Pay *Parkgate, Dumfries and Galloway, Sco ...

County Durham County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East England.North East Assembly �About North East E ...

Hamsterley Forest Hamsterley Forest is a commercial forest in County Durham owned and managed by Forestry England. It is the largest forest in County Durham and covers more than . Recreational activities within the forest are focused at the eastern end, around the ...

Lancashire *

Gisburn Forest Gisburn Forest is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley, in Lancashire, England. Mainly lying within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the parish includes the larger part of the village of Tosside and the hamlet of Grunsa ...

Northumberland * Kielder Forest Yorkshire *

Dalby Forest Dalby Forest is a forest located on the southern slopes of the North York Moors National Park in North Yorkshire, England. It is maintained by Forestry England. Dalby Forest, along with Langdale Forest and Cropton Forest, forms part of the No ...

Wykeham Forest Wykeham Forest is a woodland in the North York Moors National Park, near to Wykeham, west of Scarborough, England. The wood is a mixture of conifer and broadleaf trees, with some open ground and a Forestry Commission nursery. The wood was pla ...

Midlands The Midlands (also referred to as Central England) are a part of England that broadly correspond to the Kingdom of Mercia of the Early Middle Ages, bordered by Wales, Northern England and Southern England. The Midlands were important in the Ind ...

Forest of Mercia The Forest of Mercia lies within the northernmost boundary of the more ancient and well-known Forest of Arden which covered the area when it formed part of the Kingdom of Mercia, and is one of twelve community forests established close to major t ...

* National Forest West Midlands County *

Black Country Urban Forest The Black Country Urban Forest (BCUF) is a project to make urban forestry the characteristic landscape of one of England's industrial areas, The Black Country. It is not a forest in the modern sense of a large area of managed woodland. It is clo ...

Shropshire *

Morfe Forest Morfe Forest was a medieval royal forest in east Shropshire. The forest was perambulated in 1300 and the bounds were recorded. The forest was bounded by the River Severn on the west, by the River Worfe on the north and stretched east to Abbots C ...

Mortimer Forest Mortimer Forest is a forest on the Shropshire/Herefordshire border in England, near the town of Ludlow.

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...

* Cannock Chase *

Kinver Forest Kinver Forest was a Royal Forest, mainly in Staffordshire. Extent References to "forest" in Domesday Book suggest that the forest was of similar extent in 1086 and in the 14th century. Its precise extent in the intervening period can only be dedu ...

Warwickshire * Forest of Arden *

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Worcestershire * Wyre Forest (part in Shropshire) Derbyshire *

Darwin Forest Darwin Forest Country Park now known as Landal Darwin Forest is a holiday resort near Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock in Derbyshire, England, operated by Pinelodge Holidays Limited. The resort contains a large number of luxury lodges produced by Pin ...

Nottinghamshire * Greenwood Forest * Sherwood Forest

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...

Charnwood Forest Charnwood Forest is a hilly tract in north-western Leicestershire, England, bounded by Leicester, Loughborough and Coalville. The area is undulating, rocky and picturesque, with barren areas. It also has some extensive tracts of woodland; i ...

Lincolnshire * List of Forests and Woodland in Lincolnshire

Rutland Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire. Its greatest len ...

Leighfield Forest Leighfield is a civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. There is no settlement centre in the parish, only a few isolated properties. In the 2001 census it had a population of 10, which was the fourth smallest of Ru ...

Northamptonshire * Rockingham Forest * Salcey Forest

East

Essex * Epping Forest *

Hainault Forest Hainault Forest Country Park is a Country Park located in Greater London, with portions in: Hainault in the London Borough of Redbridge; the London Borough of Havering; and in the Lambourne parish of the Epping Forest District in Essex. Geograp ...

Bedfordshire *

Forest of Marston Vale The Forest of Marston Vale is an evolving community forest in Marston Vale, which runs south west from the towns of Bedford and Kempston in Bedfordshire, England towards the M1 motorway. It is operated by a registered charity called the Forest ...

Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...

* Heartwood Forest Norfolk *

Thetford Forest Thetford Forest is the largest lowland pine forest in Britain and is located in a region straddling the north of Suffolk and the south of Norfolk in England. It covers over in the form of a Site of Special Scientific Interest. History Thetf ...

Horsford Woods (Horsford Forest) Horsford is a village six miles north of Norwich, England which is surrounded by the Horsford Forest and is named after the dried up section of the River Hor. Its population has seen a steady increase since the Second World War, growing from 750 ...

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

Rendlesham Forest Rendlesham Forest is a mixed woodland in Suffolk owned by Forestry England with recreation facilities for walkers, cyclists and campers. Geography The forest is in the parishes of Bromeswell in the west, Eyke, Capel St Andrew to the south, a ...

South east The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sepa ...

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...

Burnham Beeches Burnham Beeches is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest situated west of Farnham Common in the village of Burnham, Buckinghamshire. The southern half is owned by the Corporation of London and is open to the public. It is also a Na ...

Whiteleaf Hill Whiteleaf Hill is an Local Nature Reserve near Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire. It is owned by Buckinghamshire County Council and managed by the Chiltern Society. it is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and it has f ...

Hampshire * Alice Holt Forest * New Forest Isle of Wight * Brighstone Forest *

Parkhurst Forest Parkhurst Forest is a woodland to the north-west of Newport, Isle of Wight, England. The site is partly a site of special scientific interest. It consists of ancient woodland, relict heathland and plantation woodland. The woodland is freehold ...

Kent *

Bedgebury Forest Bedgebury Forest is a forest surrounding Bedgebury National Pinetum, near Flimwell in Kent. In contrast to the National Pinetum, which contains exclusively coniferous trees, the forest contains both deciduous and coniferous species. It forms p ...

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...

Wychwood Wychwood or Wychwood Forest is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Witney in Oxfordshire. It is also a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 1, and an area of is a national nature reserve The site contains a long barrow ...

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

Chiddingfold Forest Chiddingfold Forest is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Chiddingfold in Surrey and West Sussex. One part of it, Fir Tree Copse, is a nature reserve which is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust The site consists of a number ...

* Swinley Forest * Winterfold Forest

Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

* Ashdown Forest *

Dallington Forest Dallington Forest is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) east of Heathfield in East Sussex. The SSSI is part of the larger Dallington Forest. The Willingford Stream has cut through forest, creating a steep sided valley wit ...

Friston Forest Friston Forest is a forest, located between Seaford and Eastbourne in East Sussex. It is part of the South Downs National Park area. The forest is managed by Forestry England and covers an area of 2.79 square kilometres, or 278.73 ha. History ...

* St Leonard's Forest * Worth Forest

South west The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sepa ...

Somerset *the former Royal Forest of

North Petherton North Petherton is a small town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the edge of the eastern foothills of the Quantocks, and close to the edge of the Somerset Levels. The town has a population of 6,730 as of 2014. The parish includ ...

* Selwood Forest *

Forest of Avon A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...

Gloucestershire * Royal Forest of Dean *

Wiltshire * Savernake Forest Devon * Ashclyst Forest * Bellever Forest * Decoy Forest * Fernworthy Forest *

Haldon Forest Haldon Forest is a forest located in the Haldon Hills, Devon, England. The forest consists of several different woods. Geographically, Haldon Forest is located between the towns of Chudleigh and Exminster and is south of Exeter. Management It ...

Dorset *

Wareham Forest Wareham Forest is an area of countryside in Dorset, England, consisting of open heathland, including Decoy Heath and Gore Heath, and plantations of conifers such as Morden Heath and Bloxworth Heath. The site is managed by Forestry England for co ...

* Moors Valley Country Park and Forest

Scotland

Angus *

Backmuir Wood Backmuir Wood is a woodland in the Scottish county of Angus, about northwest of Dundee. It is located south of the A923, between the villages of Muirhead and Liff. Since 1996, the woodland has been under the ownership of the Woodland Trust, w ...

Argyll and Bute * Argyll Forest Park Dumfries and Galloway *

Forest of Ae The Forest of Ae is located between Nithsdale and Annandale in Dumfries and Galloway in south-west Scotland. The forest was first planted in the 1920s, primarily with Sitka spruce. It has the designation of a 'Priority Forest' for Red Squirr ...

* Carsphairn Forest * Corriedoo Forest * Dalbeattie Forest * Dundeugh Forest * Fleet Forest * Laurieston Forest * Mabie Forest * Penninghame Forest * Eskrigg Nature Reserve Strathspey & Badenoch *

Abernethy Forest Abernethy Forest is a remnant of the Caledonian Forest in Strathspey, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies within the Cairngorms National Park, close to the villages of Nethy Bridge, Boat of Garten, and Aviemore. The forest is a ...

*Glenmore Forest Park, Glenmore Forest *Rothiemurchus Forest Fife *Tentsmuir Forest Scottish Borders *Craik Forest *Ettrick Forest *Wauchope Forest South Ayrshire *Arecleoch Forest *Carrick Forest *Changue Forest *Tairlaw Forest Stirling *Queen Elizabeth Forest Park *Rowardennan Forest *Strathyre Forest

Wales

Caerfyrddin (Carmarthenshire) *Brechfa Forest Ceredigion *Penglais Nature Park Conwy *Gwydir Forest Conwy/Denbighshire *Clocaenog Forest Denbighshire *Llandegla Forest Gwynedd *Coed-y-Brenin Monmouthshire *Wentwood Neath Port Talbot *Afan Forest Park Powys *Clun Forest *Hafren Forest Ynys Mon (Anglesey) *Newborough Forest

Northern Ireland

*Ballypatrick Forest *Belvoir Forest *Castlewellan Forest Park *Drum Manor Forest Park *Ely Lodge Forest *Florence Court Forest Park *Glenariff Forest Park *Gortin Glen Forest Park *Gosford Forest Park *Lough Navar Forest Drive *Rostrevor Forest *Tollymore Forest Park

Classification

*Ancient woodland **List of Ancient Woods in England *Community forests in England *Royal forest *List of forests managed by the Forestry Commission

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