Half Term Whodunnit Trail: Trick or Treat – a Robin Hood Halloween Mystery

RSPB Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre Sherwood Forest NNR, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

The good citizens of Sherwood Forest, including the Merry Men, have been celebrating Halloween with a night of trick or treating, but a bag of gold chocolate coins has mysteriously gone astray. Where could this shiny haul have got to? Has some light-fingered fiend whisked it away? Or is something very spooky going on? Surely […]

Sinister Scares at Sherwood Forest

RSPB Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre Sherwood Forest NNR, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

The time has come to vanquish the evil that has gripped Sherwood! Join the rebellion, bring light and hope back to a forest shrouded in darkness and fear. Meet the peasants of Edwinstowe, and help them take back what is theirs… if you dare. Please dress appropriately for the weather, good boots and a torch […]

Tales from the Gruesomewood

RSPB Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre Sherwood Forest NNR, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Join Jim and Jo as they take you on a tour of the forest where we celebrate nature in a very different way. Halloween is the perfect time of year for scary stories and some of the trees are the centre of intriguingly sinister tales. Have you ever wondered why a certain Oak is called […]

Tales from the Gruesomewood

RSPB Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre Sherwood Forest NNR, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Join Jim and Jo as they take you on a tour of the forest where we celebrate nature in a very different way. Halloween is the perfect time of year for scary stories and some of the trees are the centre of intriguingly sinister tales. Have you ever wondered why a certain Oak is called […]

Mission: Merry Christmas

RSPB Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre Sherwood Forest NNR, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Can you save Christmas at Sherwood Forest? The Sheriff has threatened to cancel the celebrations. Set out into the forest to help Robin Hood and his outlaws collect the decorations, create a Christmas carol and even get the Christmas dinner made! Collect your sheet from the Visitor Centre for £3.50

£3.50

Crying Christmas at Sherwood

RSPB Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre Sherwood Forest NNR, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

On the last weekend before Christmas, join RSPB Sherwood Forest for the ancient custom of Crying Christmas – the official start of the revelry and festivities in Sherwood. On the Saturday, there will be performances, activities and stalls to buy that last-minute Christmas gift from. Then on the Sunday, help choose this year’s Lord of […]

Celebrating Twelfth Night with the Fools’ Parade

RSPB Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre Sherwood Forest NNR, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

You don’t have to be a fool to join in the Fools’ Parade at Sherwood Forest – but it helps! After being stripped of his powers over Christmas, the Sheriff of Nottingham will again take control of the ancient greenwood at this traditional ceremony, setting out from the edge of the forest to the Major […]

Free

The return of the Krampus

RSPB Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre Sherwood Forest NNR, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

They’re back! After being chased from the Forest last winter, these foul Alpine fiends have returned! Is revenge on their minds? Visit Sherwood Forest on Saturday and learn more about this ancient European folk creature, which has made Christmas on the continent an altogether spookier affair than here in dear old Blighty! As night falls, […]

Free

Woodpecker Walk

RSPB Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre Sherwood Forest NNR, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Did you know that Sherwood Forest is a haven not just for outlaws, but for woodpeckers too? Join wildlife expert Margaret on a guided walk designed to reveal more about these iconic birds. With three different species resident in the forest – green, great spotted and lesser spotted woodpeckers - Sherwood positively resounds to the […]

£6 – £7.50

Meet the Giants of Sherwood

RSPB Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre Sherwood Forest NNR, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Where else can you meet the Bride of Frankenstein, The Man-Eating Caterpillar and Medusa in one place? Get acquainted with the world famous ancient oaks of Sherwood Forest with a tree expert. Sherwood has one of the highest densities of ancient oaks in the world. These impressive trees provide vital habitat for an abundance of […]

£6 – £7.50