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  

Gin-clear waters  

Miles away from the hubbub  

Ponies and smugglers  

A holiday tonic  

The smells and the sounds  

Not like Richmond Park  

Training for the New York Marathon  

The people, the commoners  

living - working