Woodland Trust: Forgotten Forests Garden by Ashleigh Aylett - RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 - GardensDB Browse [ ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** ](https://gardensdb.com) [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) [ Search gardens, designers, shows… ](https://gardensdb.com/search) [ Login ](https://gardensdb.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgardensdb.com%2Fgardens%2Fwoodland-trust-forgotten-forests-garden) [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) [ ](https://gardensdb.com/search) Discover - [ Home ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charity & non-profits ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) Account - [ Login ](https://gardensdb.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgardensdb.com%2Fgardens%2Fwoodland-trust-forgotten-forests-garden) - [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) Follow [ gardensdb on Instagram (opens in a new tab)](https://www.instagram.com/gardensdb/) Discover - [ Home Today's highlights ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens Show gardens, catalogued ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Shows Horticultural shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events Festivals, courses & open days ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours Step inside, long after the show packs up ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails Curated routes through the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People Designers, judges, growers ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios Design practices ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books Recommended reading ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs Roles in the industry ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors Organisations that back the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charity & non-profits Causes behind the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives Groups & community projects ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies Suppliers & contractors ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education Schools, colleges & universities ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries Plant suppliers & growers ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) [ Submit a garden ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/submit) [ About GardensDB ](https://gardensdb.com/help) [ gardensdb on Instagram (opens in a new tab)](https://www.instagram.com/gardensdb/) ![A naturalistic woodland garden features a dirt path leading to a carved wooden bench on a cobbled area, surrounded by lush green trees, ferns, wild grasses, and delicate pink and purple wildflowers.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c875758c-2a59-4f9a-872c-d327eb4840b4/conversions/IMG_2266-gallery.webp) [Gardens](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) / [ RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 ](https://gardensdb.com/shows/rhs-chelsea-flower-show-2026) All About Plants ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal Woodland Trust: Forgotten Forests Garden ========================================== Designed by Ashleigh Aylett At a glance Show RHS Chelsea Flower Show Year 2026 Category All About Plants 360° Tour Plant Lists Large Show Garden Photo: GardensDB About this garden The story ----------- Visitors will journey through the transformation of a damaged ancient woodland, from a dark, uniform conifer forest into a vibrant, thriving habitat bursting with life, colour and beauty. Along the way, they'll discover how the Trust carefully opens up these landscapes, letting in the light that awakens the dormant seed bank beneath the soil, allowing ancient species to flourish once more. The design features a striking transition zone where regimented conifers gradually give way to a more diverse, naturally regenerating woodland. This evolving landscape highlights that restoration is a process, not an instant result, a living story of renewal rather than a finished forest. In essence, the garden tells a powerful story of stewardship and hope: how, with care and patience, ancient woodlands can re-emerge from plantation sites and reclaim their rightful place in the natural world. Awards Recognition ------------- - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-gold-medal/icon.webp) Gold Medal RHS - ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-best-all-about-plants-garden/icon.webp) Best All About Plants Garden RHS The people behind it Designer ---------- - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/ashleigh-aylett/profile_photo.webp) Ashleigh Aylett Designer Aylett Studio ](https://gardensdb.com/people/ashleigh-aylett) ### Wider Team 1 - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/rachel-fitzgerald/profile_photo.webp?v=9d5253cc-cfaf-42b6-81a0-bf1d10cc3594) Rachel Fitzgerald Marketing/PR ](https://gardensdb.com/people/rachel-fitzgerald) Step inside 360° tour ----------- Loading panorama... Unable to load panorama tour. Click and drag to look around, click hotspots or arrows to move. Scroll to zoom. Tap and drag to look around, tap hotspots or arrows to move. Pinch to zoom. 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![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d0014fda-f8e1-44b3-9fb5-b6f4d29c620b/conversions/Woodland-Trust-gallery.webp) Show 10 more Show less ![]() / Hero image Set as hero Photo: Planting Plant lists ------------- Click on a plant to enlarge or purchase. ### Key Plants 5 ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/fc3b5a71-403c-4cc3-ba27-86e0e47ec234/conversions/acer-campestre-thumbnail.webp) Acer campestre ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/72d5d9d3-56be-479b-8b92-63007f652adf/conversions/osmunda-regalis-thumbnail.webp) Osmunda regalis ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1e23701a-3960-4808-a5b8-82b8264820cf/conversions/paris-quadrifolia-thumbnail.webp) Paris quadrifolia ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/da4ef31a-34c7-4af2-94ab-06b0c92a462c/conversions/silene-dioica-thumbnail.webp) Silene dioica ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f222d7ab-228d-48db-bb40-96c1f7a99154/conversions/viburnum-opulus-thumbnail.webp) Viburnum opulus ### Trees 9 ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/fc3b5a71-403c-4cc3-ba27-86e0e47ec234/conversions/acer-campestre-thumbnail.webp) Acer campestre ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/efff7f48-a001-488a-8491-ecbb2a1892e8/conversions/alnus-glutinosa-thumbnail.webp) Alnus glutinosa ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c5329315-b15c-4489-99b4-0a7e0b436729/conversions/betula-pendula-thumbnail.webp) Betula pendula ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7d90464e-9f0e-4c4e-8498-aa7b85e94668/conversions/betula-pubescens-thumbnail.webp) Betula pubescens ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/00224b3b-9207-4dc0-a3c5-cd9022535d75/conversions/corylus-avellana-thumbnail.webp) Corylus avellana ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/a7869163-65b2-4f0f-b18e-4a265610d436/conversions/euonymus-europaeus-thumbnail.webp) Euonymus europaeus ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/fb3ba493-60ca-4a8f-a15a-b990dc46e88c/conversions/fagus-sylvatica-thumbnail.webp) Fagus sylvatica ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/060447e7-b995-416a-8025-5fe15684ec5d/conversions/viburnum-lantana-thumbnail.webp) Viburnum lantana ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f222d7ab-228d-48db-bb40-96c1f7a99154/conversions/viburnum-opulus-thumbnail.webp) Viburnum opulus ### Shrubs 3 ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e26c59eb-370f-44ce-9c9b-d605eaaf3965/conversions/lonicera-periclymenum-thumbnail.webp) Lonicera periclymenum ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0925ab6f-11ad-4a07-825d-f9530c967203/conversions/rosa-canina-thumbnail.webp) Rosa canina ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d0c5697a-3e2f-450d-8fd3-73d39d4caa94/conversions/sambucus-nigra-thumbnail.webp) Sambucus nigra ### Perennials 18 ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/3563b50b-e41e-4b26-9c09-291c12de926b/conversions/anthriscus-sylvestris-thumbnail.webp) Anthriscus sylvestris ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/5783464d-b819-476d-ae9d-1cf3271cb8f8/conversions/conopodium-majus-thumbnail.webp) Conopodium majus ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/75ac3b93-0308-4f3b-b476-0d5bd1362d05/conversions/cymbalaria-muralis-thumbnail.webp) Cymbalaria muralis ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1245afcd-7684-409a-89da-d243e57dcfd9/conversions/euphorbia-amygdaloides-thumbnail.webp) Euphorbia amygdaloides ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d7b367f7-ee12-4af9-8891-82179dba67fe/conversions/filipendula-ulmaria-thumbnail.webp) Filipendula ulmaria ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/33835bd8-813d-4fb3-8c0a-c5db26beac6d/conversions/galium-odoratum-thumbnail.webp) Galium odoratum ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/20eeae6d-1320-4864-93b4-c8bf37c4a013/conversions/geranium-pyrenaicum-thumbnail.webp) Geranium pyrenaicum ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/475371f3-8e04-4e48-aa48-ce382e9b3775/conversions/geranium-robertianum-thumbnail.webp) Geranium robertianum ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/cb78f3b2-3fea-4272-9126-f83ff7e35938/conversions/geum-rivale-thumbnail.webp) Geum rivale ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/28e3eeab-2dfb-4315-8f8b-004c10bceb7d/conversions/lamium-galeobdolon-thumbnail.webp) Lamium galeobdolon ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/5dba45ec-7803-4e73-9aeb-234e9f1740a6/conversions/maianthemum-bifolium-thumbnail.webp) Maianthemum bifolium ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/1e23701a-3960-4808-a5b8-82b8264820cf/conversions/paris-quadrifolia-thumbnail.webp) Paris quadrifolia ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/354a950b-32a9-4aa3-89ab-fff72d8d8057/conversions/plantago-lanceolata-thumbnail.webp) Plantago lanceolata ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/48e61403-89c6-496f-b9bd-45f3a3faed25/conversions/ranunculus-acris-thumbnail.webp) Ranunculus acris ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/da4ef31a-34c7-4af2-94ab-06b0c92a462c/conversions/silene-dioica-thumbnail.webp) Silene dioica ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4947cae0-322f-47f9-a547-6b4b835f482d/conversions/stellaria-holostea-thumbnail.webp) Stellaria holostea ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f211cab1-fb70-4635-893c-0bf0ce0da6ff/conversions/symphytum-officinale-thumbnail.webp) Symphytum officinale ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/197b96ab-6f3c-452f-82cb-abf7d5d6aa84/conversions/valeriana-officinalis-thumbnail.webp) Valeriana officinalis ### Grasses 5 ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/9a9ca348-e72c-4c93-9395-66e540c5649b/conversions/briza-media-thumbnail.webp) Briza media ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/6b9ad965-bb69-4203-8303-1287ce51ab7a/conversions/carex-divulsa-thumbnail.webp) Carex divulsa Schkuhr ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/aafffa7d-1216-4190-b558-a271bf2c7424/conversions/carex-pendula-thumbnail.webp) Carex pendula ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/871191b7-cb09-42e5-812f-c6569039d188/conversions/carex-remota-thumbnail.webp) Carex remota ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b1348779-5379-465e-a0e5-58950276d4d6/conversions/melica-uniflora-f-albida-thumbnail.webp) Melica uniflora 'Albida' ![]() Buy this plant → 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