James Harrison interviewing a visitor

Voices of the New Forest

What makes the New Forest National Park so special?  Click on the icons to hear people who live in, work in and love the New Forest talking about some of the things that make it special to them – the landscape, the wildlife, the cultural traditions.

How little it’s changed (34 seconds 533KB)

Gin-clear waters (33 seconds 529 KB)

Miles away from the hubbub (29 seconds 454 KB)

Ponies and smugglers (29 seconds 426 KB)

A holiday tonic (34 seconds 531 KB)

The smells and the sounds (37 seconds 462 KB)

Not like Richmond Park (36 seconds 569 KB)

Training for the New York Marathon (35 seconds 555 KB)

The people, the commoners (37 seconds 580 KB)

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