The Forest Sports Zone encourages more people to use the Forest Recreation Ground for sport and active recreation and is providing local communities and visitors to Nottingham access to high-quality sporting and social facilities. These include better quality artificial pitches, the creation of new 3rd generation (3G) pitches and a new multi-use games area (MUGA).

• Forest Recreation Ground 3G pitches. To book contact Nottingham Forest Sports Zone Tel: 0115 962 2113 Email:thefsz@nottinghamforest.co.uk

Outdoor Gyms

Each fitness area is free to use and suitable for all ages and abilities. The equipment has a mixture of cardiovascular (works your heart and lungs) and toning stations which use your body weight as the resistance to your workout, meaning you can either be gentle or push yourself that little harder.

Orienteering

Orienteering requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point.  Participants use a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points. We have created a map to help you combine map reading skills and physical exercise whilst being able to enjoy the natural surroundings of a park.

Forest Rec Orienteering Map.pdf

Parkrun

Parkrun is a free 5km timed run, jog or walk that takes place every Saturday morning at 9am at Forest Recreation Ground. Whether you are interested in taking part as a keen club runner or simply to improve your health and fitness, then parkrun is for you! For more information on parkrun and how to register, please visit: Forest Recreation Parkrun Webpage

Walks in Park

There are a number of walks to help you explore the park and area, and to be healthy 

• Forest Recreation Ground

Table Tennis

Currently has four permanent outdoor table tennis table

The two-storey pavilion building at the centre of the Forest contains sports changing rooms and dedicated spaces for sporting clubs and the local community to meet, to learn and socialise.

The Pavilion also houses:

• The Park Ranger's office,
• A function room (available to hire),
• A café
• Changing Places Toilet. Changing Places toilets are different to standard disabled toilets with extra features and more space to meet the need of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, as well as other serious impairments. If you need to arrange access to this facility, please contact us.
• Secure changing rooms 

A pirate-themed 'Play Pathfinder' destination play area, worth £340,000 built in 2009 is situated next to the main pavilion in the centre of the site.

The Forest Recreation Ground has an active friends group who are involved with bulb and flower plantings, collecting user data, and organising the annual Inclosure Act Walk. If you are interested in becoming a 'friend' of the Forest Recreation Ground please call the Parks and Open Spaces Team on 0115 915 2733.