The National Forest Walking Festival

The National Forest Walking Festival takes place during May in National Walking Month.

Spring is one of the best times of the year to be outdoors in the National Forest. The drama of spring blossom, the heady scent of bluebells carpeting ancient woodlands, and the chance to see wildlife in abundance, are all wonderful for the mind and soul.

The 2023 festival featured over 80 guided walks across the fortnight. This year we celebrated all the National Forest has to offer – past, present and future. The Forest story is one of huge landscape-scale transformation, from black coalfields to green treescapes. Three decades of forest creation in this part of the Midlands demonstrates how trees can transform landscapes, communities and the economy.

You can view the 2023 brochure as inspiration for the 2024 festival – download the brochure

We hope you join us in 2024, enjoy the walks, learn a bit about the Forest and feel inspired to go and explore the Forest further. We look forward to welcoming you.