Join the Tiny Forest Wildlife Count
Earthwatch Europe encourage everyone to get outdoors, boost your wellbeing and discover the wildlife near you! The Tiny Forest Wildlife Count is taking place 17 May – 1 June 2025. It involves observing and counting bees, butterflies and bugs at the 270+ Tiny Forests across the UK. Select a Tiny Forest [...]
New Film: “Making a Mini-Forest”
Mini forests or Miyawake Forests are part of an international movement. We have Wee Forests in Scotland. Check out this MAKING A MINI-FOREST | Trailer video filmed by Angelina Lee. Discover more on the film website.
Connect with a Tiny (Wee) Forest Wildlife Count near you!
Earthwatch invite us to observe, count, and contribute to science with the Tiny Forest Wildlife Count! The Tiny Forest Wildlife Count is taking place 17 May – 1 June 2025. It involves observing and counting bees, butterflies and bugs at the 270+ Tiny Forests across the UK. This includes Wee Forests in [...]
Greening the dust – the value of Pocket Forests to a Native American community
Healing Forest tells the story of an unprecedented collaboration between SUGi and the Yakama Nation community. Watch this short film, which brings the forest's remarkable growth and nourishing power to life.
Japan-style ‘tiny forests’ are taking root in British cities
This article in The Conversation (28 October 2024) describes how a growing movement using the Miyawaki forest method is bringing nature back to cities across the UK. This includes the creation of tiny forest outdoor classroom areas to be used by schoolchildren and local residents who can work on citizen [...]
Take Part in a Wee Forest Tree Survey in October
In October, Earthwatch invite you to visit a Tiny Forest near you to measure trees. Take part to understand how Tiny Forests (Wee Forests in Scotland) grow as part of the Tiny Forest Tree Survey.
The establishment and benefits of Miyawake forests in urban areas
The Tree Council share findings of their trials comparing 'traditional/standard' planting and the Miyawaki method in urban settings in the UK. It links to a report which is also on the Tree Council website, which details their methodology and results. Watch this inspiring video which explains the process and the [...]
Can primary schools in Dundee access and use their Wee Forests and green spaces?
This report is now published by NatureScot. This study was carried out by University of Dundee on behalf of NatureScot during January to March 2024. It explored the educative, health and wellbeing use and value of Wee Forest sites and additional local green spaces from the perspectives of primary school [...]
