Fields at Hoarthorns are set to be re-wilded as part of the woodland expansion A 88 hectare (0.88 sq km) woodland is the first extension due to be added to the Forest of Dean in more than 200 years.

The Forest of Dean tradition was first established in Gloucestershire in 1296 by King Edward the First, and it was later enshrined into law in 1838. It gives any adult over 21, born within the ...

The scheme involves planting 40,000 trees, restoring historic waterways and installing 5,000 natural "woody-debris features" at the Forest of Dean to slow the flow of water to nearby towns and ...