Forest (formerly HumanForest) is a dockless bicycle hire service in

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in the United Kingdom. The service charges riders £1 to unlock their ride, and rewards them with 1 minute for parking in

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designated parking areas. As of September 2021, Forest has over 800 bicycles on city streets, making it one of the four main

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operators in

, competing with

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(docked) and Lime, these services replacing Chinese companies Mobike and Ofo after their insolvencies and removal. Forest launched in 2020, but was shut down within months after someone was injured due to a faulty e-bike. The company recalled all of the bikes and replaced them, restarting service in 2021. In August 2023, the service was renamed to Forest. The service aims to be different to its competition by promoting green ideals and providing users with 10 minutes of free service per day (users still need to pay an "unlock fee" for every ride, which is currently £1). Forest is ad-supported by partners such as

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and Whole Foods.

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