Help care for the Forest - extreme heat warning, fires and BBQs banned.
Keep your distance from the animals and don't feed or pet them - you may be fined.
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New Forest organisations and local community litter heroes are encouraging everyone to support the local environment and get involved in the New Forest Spring Clean. The New Forest Spring Clean is a joint initiative between New Forest District Council, Forestry England, New Forest National Park Authority, Hampshire County Council, the National Trust and the Verderers … Continued
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The arts are integral to our understanding of the landscape, so in May 2022, the New Forest will be welcoming our first National Park Artist in Residence. We hope that through fresh, creative eyes we can think differently about the challenges the Forest faces, and the people that interact with it. The Artist in Residence … Continued
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To mark International Women’s Day we’re celebrating the work of exceptional women in exceptional landscapes. Meet some of our team who are working hard to help tackle climate and nature crises in the New Forest National Park, so that people and nature can thrive. Find out about their work, how they got involved in the … Continued
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This World Wildlife Day, our ecologist Ian Barker shares his top five rare flora and fauna found in the Forest – from fairy shrimp to nail fungus. The New Forest National Park is a world capital for wildlife, with a range of species that are rare, uncommon or declining elsewhere in the UK and western … Continued
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A revised Design Guide for building development in the New Forest National Park sees a renewed focus on conserving local character, the climate emergency and sustainability. The New Forest’s buildings are an important part of what makes the National Park special, giving the area its distinctive local character. As the local planning authority, the New … Continued
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14-year-old Fletcher Foot was crowned winner of the Young Photographer of the Year in the Campaign for National Parks Photography Competition 2021. In this moving and honest account, he explains how the New Forest has helped his mental health struggles, and he makes a plea to his own generation to understand and unite against climate change … Continued
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The New Forest National Park Authority’s popular Volunteer Fair returns in 2022, but this time as an online event. The free online Fair is on Sunday 6 March 2022 with over 15 local organisations offering a diverse range of volunteering opportunities, talks and live Q&A sessions. The Fair is the finale of the month-long Awakening … Continued
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Joint press release with Forestry England Groups from across the local community are supporting efforts to help ensure the survival of rare ground nesting birds in the New Forest this spring and summer. With growing public awareness of the plight of these vulnerable birds it is hoped that many more people using the Forest will … Continued
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The first New Forest National Park Residency artists have been introduced to their working space at spudWORKS in Sway, in the heart of the New Forest. The National Park Artist in Residence programme is a creative partnership between the arts and people that work, live, and visit the New Forest, and will showcase that to … Continued
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Joint release with Hampshire Police and New Forest Animal Accident Group Nearly 100 drivers have been stopped and educated about the dangers of speeding on New Forest roads since November 2021. A joint campaign between New Forest Heart Neighbourhood Team, Hampshire & Thames Valley Roads Policing Unit and other local stakeholder partners, aims to reduce … Continued
