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A lone tree by a track across heathland at sunrise

Flagship projects

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Working together for the New Forest

For centuries people have worked together pooling knowledge, skills and resources to protect this special place.

Find out about our current flagship projects working with a range of organisations and the impact they are having.

Climate and nature projects

Farming in Protected Landscapes scheme

Over £1m in grants have been given to farmers, Commoners and landowners for nature recovery projects.

Farming in Protected Landscapes Farming in Protected Landscapes
farmer and cows
HLS site at Penny Moor by Matt Roseveare
Misty lake at Franchises Lodge with morning sunbeams through trees and shrubs in the foreground
Landford bog
People projects

YouCAN

Our YouCAN youth for climate and nature £1.4m scheme to empower young people aged 11 to 25 to understand and lead climate action in their communities.

Youth for Climate and Nature scheme (YouCAN) Youth for Climate and Nature scheme (YouCAN)
Two young adults, a boy and a girl, clearing rhododendron in a wooded area.
A woman loading a toolbox into a van
people on bikes on a gravel track in a forest
Two volunteers wearing gloves carry fallen branches in a forest, adding them to a pile of cut wood
Child in a pink cap and safety vest looks through blue binoculars outdoors against a cloudy sky
Smiling artist with paintbrush and palette in front of a colorful painting of tall figures in warm orange and purple tones
finger post sign on the coast
a person standing in the middle of the Forest
Place projects
A line of NPA volunteers digging a trench during an excavation at Buckler's Hard.
Aerial view of Beaulieu village with riverside buildings, a small church, and surrounding green fields and woodland