Explore 325 of the best woodlands in Wales

With the help of my next book in The Forest Guide series, readers will be able to enjoy exploring 325 of the best woodland sites across Wales, from spectacular scenery and rich wildlife, to hidden histories.

The first in the series featured 365 sites across Scotland and was published in 2023. I am pleased to announce that the next in the series will feature 325 sites across Wales. When the England guide is published in 2026, the total number of featured sites included in all three guides will be in excess of 1,000.

Work on The Forest Guide: Wales is progressing well. Publication is timetabled for early 2025, while the publishing team is looking to complete the book by August this year to meet this deadline. Subscribers to my regular newsletter will have seen the cover design finalised a couple of months ago. Meanwhile, I have completed a first review of the proofs, and I’m really pleased with how the book has come together. As usual the brilliant team at Bloomsbury have done a fabulous job.

Now that all 325 of the Wales sites have been finalised, I have added all of them to The Forest Guide Online. This is an interactive map of all the sites in the three-book series. If you’ve purchased one or other of the books you can access it for free. If you don’t want to purchase a copy of the book(s) or you are in a hurry, you can purchase access for the price of a couple of coffees! Click below to find out more.