Sherwood Forest – Rural Community in North Lakeland FL   The rural community of Sherwood Forest is located in North Lakeland of Polk County. When visiting this community and its smaller subdivision, Robin Hood and Little John comes first to my mind; with mature oak trees, conservation area and Sherwood Lakes its beautiful country setting you will find that the name Sherwood Forest is perfect. Looking for a rural neighborhood that borders the City of Lakeland FL? Sherwood Forest provides smaller subdivisions with its own entrance: Manors of Nottingham Yorkshire Derbyshire Buckingham Sherwood Lakes Sherwood Isle Nottingham Builders started to develop and building homes in this deed restricted non gated Sherwood Forest Community in the late 1980s, featuring single family and executive home... 03/30/2010