The Best Forests & Woodland Documentaries

Nature & Wildlife - 53 free documentaries about forests & woodland.

Start with Secrets of the Forest (54 min, NOVA PBS Official), then The Incredible Wildlife of Hidden Forests (89 min, BBC Earth). All 53 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on forests & woodland is The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben.

• Secrets of the Forest (54 min, NOVA PBS Official)
• The Incredible Wildlife of Hidden Forests (89 min, BBC Earth)
• Northern Woods - A Tribute to the Ancient Forests of the North (52 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Natural Forest Sounds – ASMR | Our Green Planet (59 min, BBC Earth)
• Calming Forest Sounds | Our Green Planet (21 min, BBC Earth)
• The Hidden Dangers Of Being A Lumberjack: Extreme Logging (49 min, Real Stories)
• Wildest Islands | Amazon River Islands - The Floating Forest (52 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Killer Creatures: The Forests of India | Dead by Dawn (44 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• One Year in the Woods - A Journey Through the Seasons (48 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• The Secret Language of Trees (16 min, Real Science)
• 🔴 LIVE : ONE HOUR Of Calming Forest Scenes | Our Green Planet (59 min, BBC Earth)
• Forgotten Forests of Malaysia (53 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Forests of Our World: Where Wildlife and Wilderness Thrive (90 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• The Ancient Secrets Of Earth's Oldest Organism | The Curse Of The Methuselah Tree (51 min, Odyssey)
• The Most Unique Creatures of our Hidden Forests (93 min, BBC Earth)
• How old-growth forests protect our climate (28 min, DW Documentary)
• Why Trees Are Out to Get You (10 min, Veritasium)
• Destination Wild: Life in the Wilderness of The Boreal Forest (49 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• David Attenborough's Wild City | Episode 4: Forest Life (45 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Brazil's Atlantic Forest - Nature Paradise in Danger (57 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Tracking The Tree Crocodile In Indonesia's Forests | The Biggest Lizard In The World (50 min, Real Wild)
• If We Plant 1 TRILLION Trees Can We Stop Climate Change? (11 min, Be Smart)
• Seasons of the Forest: Journey Through The Untouched Wilderness of Hungary (51 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Secrets of the Woods - An Incredible Journey | Part 1 (52 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Exploring The Beauty of Shangri-La | FULL EPISODE | Wild China (49 min, BBC Earth)
• Brazil: The Pulse Of The Atlantic Forest (57 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Secrets of the Woods - An Incredible Journey | Part 3 (52 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Deadly Tree Killers - The Strangler Fig (43 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• The Battle Of Teutoburg Forest: Rome's Worst Military Defeat (39 min, Odyssey)
• UNSEEN ECUADOR | World’s Most Diverse Cloud Forest | 4K (52 min, Real Wild)
• Wild Sri Lanka - Forest Of Clouds (50 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Secrets of the Woods - An Incredible Journey | Part 2 (52 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Gibbons: The Forgotten Apes In Peril (48 min, Real Wild)
• Tree-Covered Skyscrapers Aren't Actually That Green (13 min, The B1M)
• Wild Italy | Part 2: Ash and Lava (48 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• China Wild | Episode 2: The Forests (50 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• Tree Kangaroos: Ghosts of the Forest (50 min, Love Nature)
• Why Sending Messages to Extraterrestrials Could Be Risky (Dark Forest Hypothesis) (12 min, Be Smart)
• Arctic Survival | Secrets of the Enchanted Forest 105 (50 min, Love Nature)
• Forests of Fear: Australia’s Deadly Predators | Deadly Australians 101 (48 min, Love Nature)
• Lost in the Woods | Trackers (44 min, Nat Geo Animals)
• The Deepest Connection in Nature Revealed… And It’s Not What You Think! (153 min, Real Wild)
• When Trees Meet Buildings (11 min, The B1M)
• How Tiny Elm Bark Beetles Are Destroying Forests: The Microscopic Threat (49 min, Real Wild)
• Seasons of Survival: Forest Life Uncovered | Secrets of the Enchanted Forest 102 (50 min, Love Nature)
• Surviving Brazil’s Wild Forest | New Kids In The Wild 104 (50 min, Love Nature)
• The Forests Of Our Earth (90 min, Real Wild)
• The Casuarina Trees That Conquered Singapore's Coney Island | Secret Lives Of Trees (Part 2/2) (46 min, CNA Insider)
• The Untold Beauty of North America’s Wild Coast | Deep Dive North America 102 (50 min, Love Nature)
• 23 People Stranded In The Forest For Extreme Social Experiment (44 min, Wonder)
• Nature's Creations That You Won't Believe Are Real! (155 min, Real Wild)
• Life & Death of a Christmas Tree | The Untold Story of the Fir Tree in Your Living Room (51 min, Moconomy)
• How Trees Secretly Shaped The World (147 min, Real Wild)

Top-Rated Books About Forests & Woodland

1. The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
2. Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard - View on Amazon
3. The Wild Trees by Richard Preston - View on Amazon