Keep your distance from the animals and don't feed or pet them - you may be fined.
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Disposable BBQs and fires are now banned across vast swathes of the open countryside across Dorset and the New Forest. The campaign started in May 2020 when Brockenhurst business Streets Ironmongers pulled disposable BBQs from sale and Brockenhurst Business Association urged other retailers in the village to join them. Over 50 retailers supported the campaign … Continued
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The PEDALL New Forest Inclusive Cycling charity has been awarded £297,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, to continue helping people with additional needs to enjoy cycling in the National Park. PEDALL, supported by the New Forest National Park Authority, provides opportunities for more people to … Continued
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A multimillion-pound scheme for the New Forest has drawn to a close, leaving a legacy of connected communities and thriving wildlife. The Our Past, Our Future (OPOF) Landscape Partnership Scheme undertook 21 projects to restore lost habitats, develop skills and inspire a new generation to champion and care for the New Forest. Led by the … Continued
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During spring in the New Forest the first of the Forest-bred foals start to appear. Often seen running rings round their mothers or walking on wobbly legs, these foals are the offspring of the stallions turned out on the Forest the previous summer – they are both sired and born on the Forest. The free-roaming … Continued
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New Forest organisations are recognising the incredible response from the local community in tackling the major rise in litter across public spaces this year and are encouraging them to get involved in a New Forest Spring Clean. The New Forest Spring Clean is a joint initiative between New Forest District Council, Forestry England, New Forest … Continued
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Britain’s National Parks join forces with global impact firm Palladium to help secure almost £240 million for vital nature restoration £239 million of nature restoration work in National Parks needed by 2030 Palladium’s expertise in the Amazon and biodiversity projects around the world used to advise on sustainable private/public finance models across the National Parks … Continued
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New Forest Trust media release: Vital funds are needed to help a successful New Forest conservation volunteer scheme continue – and this week any public donations will be doubled. The New Forest Trust has teamed up with the National Park Authority (NPA) to launch an appeal to get its 600 volunteers back outside to help care … Continued
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Following the success of last year’s New Forest Ambassador scheme, the New Forest National Park Authority is once again calling on local people to help support its work protecting this internationally-important area for nature and wildlife. The scheme was set up in July by the NPA and parish councils after local people said they wanted … Continued
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New planning guidance and regulations for temporary campsites in the National Park are to be introduced to help protect the New Forest’s wildlife and habitats. In recent years the New Forest has seen an increase in the number of temporary or ‘pop-up’ campsites. These have benefitted from permitted development rights whereby they can operate without … Continued
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TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (GENERAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 (as amended) NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION OF A DIRECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4(1) IN RESPECT OF LAND AT LOT 2, PETLAKE FARM, RINGWOOD ROAD, BARTLEY, SOUTHAMPTON (SO40 7LA) TAKE NOTICE that the above mentioned Direction, made on 3 November 2020 pursuant to article 4(1) of the … Continued
