About Us

The Forest Collective was born from a passion of the outdoors, riding singletrack, walking through forests, hiking trails, and climbing mountains.

Taking inspiration from the beautiful surroundings of the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley, I saw an opportunity. I was searching for the perfect gift for a friend who loved mountain biking, the great outdoors, ‘nice things’ and homeware - but struggling to find anything that ticked such a unique selection of boxes. The concept of combining a few favourite things suddenly made sense. 

From there, the idea grew and I got a little bit overexcited. I have since developed scents designed to bring moments of joy through linking in the candles to our suroundings here in the Forest of Dean.

The candles are created with nature & natural ingredients in mind. Using a soy wax, and cotton wick, the packaging is also recyclable. The jars are amber glass so can be upcycled, recycled or reloved into something else after their 30+ hour burn time is up. 

Inspiration for the scents are taken from the immediate surrounding of the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley.

My 'day job' is Director at The Speech House Hotel, situated in the heart of the Forest of Dean, where you can get free local pick up of The Forest Collective orders from.

Outside of this, I spend every moment possible on the bike, walking in the Forest, or making candles.

I am also very involved in the local mountain biking community in the Forest of Dean, and love giving something back to the trails through the Dean Trail Volunteers, who build and maintaint the MTB trails in the area.