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2 smiling volunteers crouch to plant a young tree sapling in red earth, as part of a reforestation project.
17 February 2022

BHHL Supports Madagascar Eco Charity

BHHL's chosen charity for 2022 and '23 is the Madagascar Tree Planting Project sponsored by the Dodwell Trust. We'd love you to join in this fantastic ecological cause in one of the world's poorest countries

A group of people with binoculars and cameras look up into a tree in woodland.
3 February 2022

Birdsong Walks with BBC's Ed Drewitt

Are you a bird lover who wants to identify the sounds of our wonderful songbirds? Do you like being up and about early? Do you love to walk? Ed Drewitt has the answer with his dawn chorus birdsong walks in the Forest of Dean - an ideal way of getting out early (or late), hearing the onset of spring, and learning who's who in the bird world.

A silver van branded Wye-Bikes parked with 4 colourful children's bicycles lined up in front.
2 February 2022

Electric Biking in the Forest of Dean

Stone farmhouse cottages with slate roofs and wooden garden furniture set among flower beds and lawns.

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