Mersey Forest

The Mersey Forest is the largest of England's 12 Community Forests. The Mersey Forest covers 420 square miles of Merseyside and North Cheshire, and 1.6 million people live in The Forest. We are not creating one 'Mersey Forest' but a network of woodlands and other habitats across the whole of the 420 square miles of the project area, but that is just the start.

Through sustained activity to transform the landscape of the area following years of neglect and degradation we are creating opportunities for communities, for nature and for business.  In many ways this is the most important aspect of our work - identifying a clear purpose for creating new community woodlands - it is much, much more than just trees!