Western Forest
A new national forest
Rooted in heritage, powered by innovation and transformed by 2050, Western Forest’s vision is a thriving landscape of woodlands, farms and communities connected by trees.
Its mission is to bring added value to regional activity by joining up, enabling and amplifying delivery on the ground. It aims to attract new investment into the region to create a connected and resilient landscape that is big and bold for nature, people and growth.
Spanning Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and the West of England, it will plant 2500 hectares of woodland and tree habitats.
Spearheaded by Forest of Avon
In 2025, Forest of Avon spearheaded the Western Forest, leading a successful regional bid for the first new national forest in 30 years, with support from the Natural History Consortium, the region’s councils, Great Western Community Forest and 40 other local organisations.
We now work in partnership to deliver woodland creation throughout the West of England.
Western Forest is funded by Defra, with expertise from the National Forest Company.
Plant trees with us
We work with landowners, farmers and land managers to enable tree planting across the West of England – whether it’s new tree habitats, agroforestry or woodland creation.
We’ll support you from expert design and planning to funding and planting. Get in touch with one of our teams to get your project started.
Forest of Avon can fund and support tree planting on your land if you own or manage land in:
- Bristol
- Bath and North-East Somerset (BANES)
- North Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
Western Forest can support you to plant trees and manage existing woodlands if you own or manage land in:
- Gloucestershire
- Wiltshire
Get in touch with the team to start talking about your project.
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