Keep your distance from the animals and don't feed or pet them - you may be fined.
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The New Forest National Park remains one of the few places in England where the ancient tradition of commoning is still widely practised. Commoners have been grazing their animals on the open Forest since before the Norman Conquest in 1066, helping create and maintain the landscape and rare wildlife which makes the New Forest so … Continued
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JOINT PRESS RELEASE from New Forest National Park Authority, Forestry England, New Forest District Council and Go New Forest New Forest organisations are calling on people to ‘care for the Forest, care for each other’ in a joint action plan to manage the increasing visitor numbers expected this year. The group aims to ensure the … Continued
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Joint press release with Forestry England: People are being encouraged to help the New Forest play a major role in ensuring the survival of rare ground nesting birds in the UK. By taking a few simple measures during the breeding season, March to late July, the public can help make a major difference to whether … Continued
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England’s largest agri-environment scheme has been extended for a further year supporting vital conservation projects and commoning in the New Forest. The Verderers of the New Forest Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) scheme protects and enhances the New Forest National Park’s internationally-important wildlife and habitats. Launched in 2010 as a 10-year agreement with Natural England, it … Continued
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Three Bronze Age burial mounds have been revealed at a nature reserve in the New Forest. It took a team of experts and volunteers five days to uncover the mounds, known as round barrows, which were smothered by thick vegetation and trees at Franchises lodge, an RSPB woodland near Nomansland. Round barrows were created in … Continued
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Love the Forest is calling on walkers, joggers and runners to join its Valentines Challenge to help fund vital conservation, commoning and education projects in the New Forest. The scheme, set up by the New Forest Trust charity, is calling on people to make their local lockdown miles count and get sponsored to walk, jog … Continued
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By Ian Barker – Ecologist at the New Forest National Park Authority 2021 sees the 50th anniversary of World Wetlands Day and its theme this year ‘Wetlands and Water’ is particularly relevant to the New Forest. The fragile and pristine wetlands of the Forest, with its high-quality waterscape and biodiversity value, is underpinned by two important … Continued
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The New Forest National Park Authority has successfully obtained a High Court injunction to prevent further damage to an area of protected woodland in the National Park. The injunction was sought after 12 oak trees were illegally felled on land south of the A336 at Bartley, which is in a protected conservation area. The site, … Continued
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Professional dog walkers have teamed up with the New Forest National Park Authority to create a best practice checklist for responsible businesses. The New Forest dog walkers’ charter lists 24 ways that businesses can help care for the Forest and provides a standard mark for pet owners to find responsible dog walking businesses. The New … Continued
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The new set of lockdown restrictions for England has been introduced. Please remember to: Stay at home Exercise locally Protect the NHS and emergency services Stay safe. The national lockdown restrictions say you must not leave your home unless you have a reasonable excuse. You may leave home to: shop for basic necessities, for you or a vulnerable person go … Continued
