THE Forest of Imagination festival returns once again in 2025 as organisers look to turn the former Entry Hill Golf Course into a free immersive landscape of art, nature and community.

Taking place from Tuesday, September 23, to Sunday, October 5, the theme of ‘Imagining the Future of the Forgotten Land’ is designed to create a welcoming environment for creativity, play and discovery.

The experience will include interactive and creative installations, sensory trails, outdoor performances and hands-on workshops for all ages.

Easily accessible by walking or cycling, visitors will wander through a landscape of creative installations on each of the old golf course’s greens.

Community projects will include ones called Clay Forest, Rabbit Holes Collective, Out of the Woods, and Habitat City.

The annual Forest of Imagination event was conceived in 2012 by Andrew Grant, founder of landscape architects Grant Associates, and Dr. Penny Hay, professor of imagination at Bath Spa University.

Other key founding partners include House of Imagination, Bath Spa University and architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios.

Andrew Grant, founder at Grant Associates, said: “Entry Hill is a forgotten green lung of Bath with enormous potential.

“By reimagining it through the lens of art and nature, we can create a place that inspires ecological empathy, brings people together, and shows how cities can respond creatively to climate and nature emergencies.”

Dr Penny Hay said: “Forest of Imagination is an invitation for everyone to fall in love with nature through our collective imagination, opening up spaces of possibility where children, young people and communities can co-create, play, and learn alongside artists and nature.”

Other partners involved in this year’s Forest of Imagination include, BANES Council, Bathscape, The Egg Theatre, Bath Preservation Trust, Bath Community Kitchen, Avon Wildlife Trust, local schools, residents’ associations and volunteers.

The event is designed collaboratively with local businesses and communities.