Marston Vale has plenty to offer in the way of leisure facilities. The following pages will guide you around the main attractions together with a little background history.

Establishing such a forest obviously involves a lot of tree planting and at Marston Vale the Community has been involved in making it a "community" forest. An invitation was sent out asking for all children born in 1991 to attend the Forest Centre and plant a tree – the year the Forest of Marston Vale was established. 2,000 ash, oak and field maple trees were planted in a glade situated near the forest centre. The children were then asked to put their names onto a brick – before it was fired - and these bricks are currently being made into a permanent feature in the middle of the glade. This is one of many events that has taken place during the past year which involves the community getting involved. Another such project was the tree planting in Houghton Conquest. This took place on two separate occasions giving many of the villagers a chance to create a new woodland right on their doorstep! Apart from creating a new woodland, planting trees has the added bonus of removing carbon dioxide and other pollutants from the atmosphere – so plant a tree and be healthy!

Tree planting contributes to the National timber supply’; attracts new
employment and creates sites for public enjoyment. The people in the community become part of history by creating and more importantly enjoying this Community Forest.