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• New Forest Tour returns – with open-top bus journeys across region’s breathtaking National Park  

  24 JUNE 2025 New Forest Tour returns – with open-top bus journeys across region’s breathtaking National Park  

  Joint press release from Morebus and Bluestar, as part of Go South Coast, and the New Forest National Park Authority Visitors to the New Forest will once again have the...

• Hundreds celebrate Southampton’s incredible nature at week-long Urban Wild festival

  17 JUNE 2025 Hundreds celebrate Southampton’s incredible nature at week-long Urban Wild festival

  Hundreds of people and dozens of organisations took part in Southampton’s first city-wide nature-focused Urban Wild festival. Urban Wild was led by Southampton National Park City with support from the...

• First New Forest Thrive nature festival free for all the family

  6 JUNE 2025 First New Forest Thrive nature festival free for all the family

  A new community festival will take place for the first time on the edge of the New Forest this summer. The New Forest Thrive event will take place on Sunday...

• Cancelled: Planning Committee meeting 17 June

  3 JUNE 2025 Cancelled: Planning Committee meeting 17 June

  Please note that the June 2025 Planning Committee has no planning applications to report, so the meeting is cancelled. The next Planning Committee meeting will be held on 15 July...

• New Forest insects given new lease of life thanks to novel approach

  23 MAY 2025 New Forest insects given new lease of life thanks to novel approach

  More than 24 acres of grassland – the equivalent of more than 13 football pitches – have been planted with wildflowers to help boost insect numbers in the New Forest. ...

• Share your views on the New Forest and be in with the chance of winning prizes

  21 MAY 2025 Share your views on the New Forest and be in with the chance of winning prizes

  The New Forest National Park Authority is asking for views on how to make the National Park a better place to visit. The ‘Enjoying the New Forest’ survey 2025 has...

• Upgraded and accessible trail opens in the New Forest

  19 MAY 2025 Upgraded and accessible trail opens in the New Forest

  News release with Forestry England A newly upgraded and accessible trail is now open at the site of the Knightwood Oak, one of the New Forest’s oldest and most magnificent...

• New members sought for New Forest National Park Authority

  16 MAY 2025 New members sought for New Forest National Park Authority

  ** Closing Monday 19 May ** In the New Forest National Park Authority’s 20th anniversary year, Defra is looking for dynamic candidates from a range of diverse backgrounds to apply...

• Celebrating rural champions: Nominations open for the 2025 New Forest National Park Awards

  7 MAY 2025 Celebrating rural champions: Nominations open for the 2025 New Forest National Park Awards

  The New Forest National Park Authority and the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) have launched their annual awards, celebrating the remarkable individuals and organisations making a difference across the...

• New members sought for New Forest National Park Authority

  6 MAY 2025 New members sought for New Forest National Park Authority

  In the New Forest National Park Authority’s 20th anniversary year, Defra is looking for dynamic candidates from a range of diverse backgrounds to apply to join the Authority’s Board. The...