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Fireworks bursting above the pines with the stage lit below them.

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The woods, in photos

2026

The totem pyramid stage at golden hour, festoon lighting through the pines and the crowd dancing in front of it.
Twin pyro fountains firing up between the pines at night with fireworks above the stage.
A DJ mid-set with smoke cannons either side, the crowd stretching back into the trees at dusk.
Two dancers with arms outstretched either side of the DJ on the factory stage, confetti falling over the crowd.
A DJ set on the factory stage at dusk, the crowd dancing through drifting smoke.
Red laser beams cutting through the trees over the lit stage at dusk, crowd dancing below.
Crowd raising hands to a lit screen stage at night, red light beams through the canopy.
The painted pyramid stage under blue sky, a DJ performing inside its mouth, crowd with arms raised in daylight.
The factory gear stage lit orange at dusk with fire and smoke jets, a lit skull graphic on the screen behind the DJ.
Darren Styles on the factory gear stage in daylight, crowd with hands raised and phones out, a laser beam cutting through the smoke.
Performers in red hooded cloaks carrying a raised platform through the woods, two costumed performers standing on it, passing under the gear-and-padlock Restricted Forest arch near the artist village.
The Pyramid stage seen down a corridor of birches, the crowd filling the path between them in the afternoon. Source frame RestrictedForest2026-1492.
The VIP area gate, its board lettered with fairytale names and ending on happily ever after, the main bar behind. Source frame RestrictedForest2026-1018.
The performer in the red tailcoat standing on a platform by the fairytale gate, blue-cloaked bearers below. Source frame RestrictedForest2026-1423.
A packed daytime crowd with arms up in front of the Castle stage, its banners flying either side. Source frame RestrictedForest2026-1298.
Arms up across the crowd in front of the painted Pyramid stage, sun through the birches above. Source frame RestrictedForest2026-1502.
The Secret Garden in daylight, wisteria hung from the trees over the booth and a crowd gathered in front. Source frame RestrictedForest2026-1524.
The Castle stage at dusk lit red and blue, the crowd turned toward it. Source frame RestrictedForest2026-1864.
A fire performer sending a plume of flame out over the front of the crowd.
Festoon lighting strung above a path through the pines at dusk.
The street food van serving at dusk, its lights on and the queue gathering by the main bar. Source frame RestrictedForest2026-1730.
Teal beams cutting through the trees above a night crowd.
Fireworks opening over the stage and the pines with the crowd watching from below. Source frame RestrictedForest2026-1959.

2025

A packed crowd at dusk under the pines, giant branded balloons floating above the main bar.
Twin CO2 jets firing over a packed daytime crowd, brick-effect stage behind.
Fireworks bursting above the main stage at night over a full crowd.
Blue-lit gateway stage with the DJ booth centre and only a scattering of people in front.
Performers on the cog-arch stage with pyro, crowd stretching back into the trees.
Cog stage in purple and orange at night with the headline name on the screen.
Steampunk cog stage with pyro firing in daylight, crowd filming on phones.
Main stage in daylight with I Am A Raver on the screen, crowd filling the clearing.
Night crowd silhouetted against hard white stage beams cutting through the trees.
Night shot looking up through pine trunks, laser fans and stage glow behind the crowd.
Flame jets erupting across the stage lip with a performer centre frame.
Secret Garden Stage banner strung between trees, festival-goers at benches under parasols.
Dancers performing on a graffiti stage in full daylight, rope prop across the frame.
Illuminated totem face stage at night, festoon lighting strung through the trees.
Carved totem stage lit blue at dusk, haze over the crowd, pines behind.
The painted pyramid stage seen through the trees, its face lit red above the crowd.
Fireworks bursting above the pines with the stage lit below them.
The pyramid stage lit teal and pink, a DJ set beneath the eye mural, crowd cheering below.
White confetti and smoke cannons firing over the crowd in daylight, the main bar and street food stalls behind them.
Twin flame jets either side of a performer on the factory stage, confetti falling as the sky turns to dusk.
A DJ performing on the steampunk gear stage, fire jets either side and confetti falling over the crowd.
A DJ set inside the pyramid stage's mouth, a red neon Pleasure Rooms sign lighting the crowd below.

2024

Confetti falling through the stage light over a night crowd in the pines.
Twin flame jets either side of the cog stage at dusk with the pines rising behind it.
A giraffe statue beside the stage, white smoke jets firing into a clear blue sky above the crowd.
Four white smoke jets firing skyward past tall pines, the stage lit blue below.
The cog stage with white smoke jets firing, the crowd close in front in daylight.
The painted pyramid stage seen through the pines with the crowd gathered in front.
Confetti raining down through the pines over the crowd in front of the stage.
The stage at night lit through smoke, a performer at the front and the crowd in silhouette.
The cog stage with white smoke jets firing past the pines, the crowd with arms raised below.
A saxophonist on the castle stage with flame jets firing behind her against the pines.

2023

A stone-effect castle stage set among tall pines, performer on the turret walkway with the crowd below.
Four CO2 jets firing out over the front of the crowd, floral rigging strung above the stage.
Fire performer in gold leaning back beneath a burning frame.
A festival-goer with arms raised above the crowd in bright daylight, packed all the way back.
The cog stage lit purple with a performer at the decks and the crowd in front, a cog wheel on each tower.
A DJ set on the cog stage in daylight, the headliner's name on the screen and the crowd close in front.
A wide view of the daytime crowd filling the clearing, the stage rig at the far end.
A white CO2 plume rising from the stage over the crowd in daylight.
Confetti bursting over the crowd in front of the arch stage in daylight.
The stone castle stage with the crowd's hands raised in front of it, a chequered flag above.
The cog stage with a performer's name on the screen and the crowd packed in front under the trees.
Two MCs at the front of the stage over the crowd, confetti scattered across the stage floor.
Confetti drifting down over the crowd in low sunlight, the trees glowing behind.
The daytime crowd facing the stage with arms raised, the rig lit at the far end.
White CO2 jets firing from the cog stage over the crowd in daylight.
Twin CO2 plumes fanning from the stage over the front of the crowd.
Two MCs at the front of the stage with the whole crowd behind them, shot from the stage edge.
Pink and white smoke drifting over the crowd in front of the stage, a headliner's name on the screen.
Twin white plumes fanning up from the stage over the crowd under the trees.
The stone castle stage with the crowd in front and a chequered flag flying above the towers.

2022

A fan of purple lasers thrown out over the crowd from the stage at night, the pines lit behind them.
Laser fans spreading out through the treeline above the crowd at night.
A DJ set under a canvas-roofed stage with confetti falling, the Restricted Forest banner lit beside it.
Green and white lasers crossing over the Clubland stage, crowd with phones raised beneath the trees.
The crowd at night with white beams cutting through haze from the stage, a phone held up to film it.
A performer in black at the front of the stage with green and purple lasers fanning out behind.
A wide view of the clearing in daylight, the crowd filling it from the stage to the trees.
Purple and blue laser fans thrown out from the stage over the crowd at night.
The stage screen lit red at dusk with the crowd in front of it and a beam cutting across.
Green lasers fanning from the stage across the treeline over the crowd at night.
Purple smoke drifting over the crowd at dusk, festoon bulbs strung between the trees.
The daylight crowd from behind, the stage screen and rig lit at the far end under the trees.

2019

White confetti cannons firing over an arch stage lit blue, crowd dancing beneath the canopy.
Wide view across the barrier of a full arena in daylight, fairground ride at the far end.
A performer in butterfly wings lifted above the crowd under the green canopy.
The view from behind the decks, a packed crowd at the barrier stretching back into the trees at dusk.
Green lasers fanning out from the stage rig at night over a crowd of silhouettes.
The crowd under the storybook banner stage, ribbons strung overhead and the trees lit blue behind.
The crowd under the canopy with a single blue beam from the stage and red sail shades overhead.
A white CO2 plume firing from the stage rig over a daylight crowd with arms raised.
Purple and blue beams fanning from the stage over the crowd at night.
The crowd with hands raised in front of the stage rig in daylight, a yellow-gloved hand in the foreground.
The daylight crowd facing the stage, a headliner's name on the screen and the rig lit gold.
The crowd under the trees with a red sail shade above and the stage screen lit at the far end.
An MC on the barrier over the daytime crowd, ribbons strung through the trees above.
The crowd in front of the covered stage at dusk, yellow balloons bobbing above them.
The crowd at night with white beams spreading from the lit stage rig behind them.
A performer in a green feathered costume at the barrier in front of the crowd under the trees.

2018

White and green lasers fanning out over the Restricted Forest arch stage, confetti falling over the crowd below.
Giant toadstools flanking the stage under a clear sky, arms raised across the whole crowd.
Crowd facing the stage in the early evening, forest banners either side of the screen.
Crowd gathered under the canopy near the VIP guests sign, coloured flags and string lights overhead.
An MC in a purple basketball vest on the barrier over the daytime crowd, flags strung overhead.
White CO2 jets firing from the toadstool stage over a daytime crowd, giant red toadstools either side.
The crowd with arms raised in front of the toadstool stage under a clear sky, smoke drifting from the rig.
The view from behind the DJ over the decks into a sunlit crowd, one arm raised in the foreground.
A fisheye view from behind the decks, the DJ and the whole clearing of crowd under the toadstool stage.
The crowd facing the camera with arms up in daylight, the red toadstools of the stage rising behind them.
The crowd along the front barrier in daylight, stalls and a fairground ride under the trees behind.
The crowd at night with a green laser and lit rig on the stage behind them.
The barrier crowd in black and white, smoke drifting across the clearing from the stage.

2017

A festoon-lit arch glowing purple over the path to the stage, crowd gathered beneath the canopy at dusk.
Crowd packed along the front barrier at dusk, a lit fairground ride and the treeline behind them.
White beams over the main stage at night with the crowd washed in pink light.
A DJ set beneath a lit arch stage, green and purple lasers cutting through the trees above a packed crowd.
A small crowd gathered in daylight in front of the inflatable dome stage, a lone beam of light from the rig behind them.
A green laser and blue beams thrown out from the arch stage at night over a small crowd.
A DJ in headphones seen from behind the decks, the crowd stretching back into the trees through haze.
The crowd at the first festival facing the camera with arms raised, flags and the treeline behind them in daylight.
Festival-goers in the daylight crowd, one in a green sequinned top, the stage rig and treeline behind.
A festival-goer lifted on shoulders above the crowd in a purple light wash, the stage rig behind.
A DJ set beneath the stage rig at night, blue beams cutting down through smoke over the crowd.
A wide view along the front barrier in daylight, the crowd packed behind it and stalls under the trees.
Sparks spraying beside the speaker stacks over the barrier crowd at night.
The crowd silhouetted at night facing the stage, the tent lit pink and purple.
White beams fanning from the stage over an evening crowd under the trees.

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See you in the woods on Saturday 26 June 2027.