England's twelve community forests are afforestation based regeneration projects which were established in the early 1990s. Each of them is a partnership between the Forestry Commission and the Countryside Agency, which are agencies of the British government, and the relevant local councils. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Forestry Commission (established in 1919) is a non ministerial Government Department responsible for forestry in Great Britain. ... The Countryside Agency in England is a statutory body with the task of improving the quality of the rural environment and the lives of those living in it. ... The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ... For local government purposes, England is divided into three types of areas - non-unitary authorities, unitary authorities, and London boroughs. ...

Most of the designated areas are close to large cities and contain large amounts of brownfield, underused and derelict land. When the forests were created the average forest cover in the designated areas was 6.9%, and the target is to increase this to 30% over about 30 years. As most of the land is in private ownership the schemes rely mainly on providing landowners with incentives to plant trees. However the forests contain areas of publicly accessible open land, and increasing public access is one of the objectives.

The table below lists the twelve forests. As some of them straddle county boundaries they are more conveniently listed by region and town or city.

South West England is one of the regions of England. ... This article is about the English city. ... North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and a small part of North Yorkshire. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... South West England is one of the regions of England. ... , For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... The Forest of Marston Vale is an evolving community forest in Marston Vale, which runs south west from the towns of Bedford and Kempston in Bedfordshire, England towards the M1 motorway. ... The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... This article is about the English county town. ... The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the Midlands. ... See also Birmingham, USA, and other places called Birmingham. ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... The Red Rose Forest is the second largest community forest in England and is a partnership initiative of the 12 Community Forests. ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the regions of England. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and a small part of North Yorkshire. ... “Middlesborough” redirects here. ... Thames Chase is a community forest of 40 square miles over 47 sites in East London and parts of Thurrock and Brentwood. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

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