on 25 november 2010, tudgay moved to nottingham forest on loan, with a view to a permanent deal in january 2011. he scored on his forest debut in a 3–0 win against crystal palace on 18 december 2010 at the city ground. in his next appearance for nottingham forest, he scored a brace in forest's 5–2 victory over their east midlands rivals derby county. on 5 january 2011, the loan deal was made permanent and he signed for forest for an undisclosed fee. his next goal was the winner against portsmouth in a 2–1 victory for forest. tudgay's next goal came on 5 february against watford, and it again proved decisive. he then did not score until april, when he opened the scoring in a 3–2 win against leicester city. his final goal of the 2010–11 season came on the final day of the regular season, in a 3–0 win over crystal palace.