Forestry: Forest Plan

Visitor facilities - proposed new forest trail and visitor centre

Arlen Hill Forest is used for informal recreational purposes, primarily by families, hikers, cyclists and birdwatchers. There is one waymarked trail and one cycling trail for mountain biking. Our aim is to open up more of the forest for informal recreational purposes and particularly for increasing awareness of wildlife in the forest.

Objectives and Proposals

  • We propose to open up the northern Conservation Area of the forest for sensitive use by visitors by building a new Visitor Centre with informative interactive dispays on wildlife and the forest environment; providing the opportunity for use by local schools and community groups as well as general forest visitors. The proposed Visitor Centre will include toilets, a main display area and a forest school learning and activity hub for groups and families.
  • We propose to create a new waymarked nature activity trail aimed at engaging young people and increasing visitor knowledge and experience of wildlife and nature in the forest.
1. We are planning to create a new waymarked nature activity trail from the proposed new visitor centre. The map shows the proposed route. If you would like to suggest an alternative route please draw your suggestion on the map.

Map showing facilities and features in Arlen Hill forest, includiing the Conservation Area, trails, car parks and picnic areas. Also showing the location of the proposed new Visitor Centre and proposed new nature trail. Forest users can draw their suggestions for alternative routes for the nature trail.