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 Authority and the CLA have announced the winners of their 2020 New Forest Awards. Now in their eighth year, the awards celebrate the wonderful people who help sustain the New Forest’s environment and rural economy, ensuring it thrives and is fit for the future. Throughout the challenges of Covid-19, they … Continued
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The New Forest National Park Authority is looking for people to help promote and maintain high standards of conduct amongst its members. The successful candidates will play a key role in standards matters, including the conduct of New Forest National Park Authority board members. The views of an Independent Person are sought and taken into … Continued
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The New Forest National Park Authority has changed its popular annual walking festival to a self-guided two-week walking and cycling event and is encouraging people to step outside with the help of a range of resources. The festival has been running for seven years and normally has around 80 guided walks with experts who help … Continued
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The New Forest National Park Authority has announced three new appointments to its board. Victoria Mander joins the Authority as a member today (1 September), replacing Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre after his term ended on 31 August. Victoria is a wildlife conservationist whose love and knowledge of the New Forest began in childhood. She has been appointed … Continued
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Over 240 people have signed up to become New Forest National Park Ambassadors since the scheme was launched last month. The scheme was set up by the National Park Authority and parish councils after local people said they wanted to get involved more in helping to care for the Forest’s internationally-important landscape and its wildlife. … Continued
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Whether it’s den building, bug hunting, balancing on logs or something else that grabs a child’s imagination, free play within nature offers countless benefits. To inspire families to explore nature, we‘ve created a new podcast all about wild play and having fun outdoors. If you’re not sure what wild play is or are thinking about … Continued
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The New Forest National Park Authority has approved the planning development proposal on the site of the former Fawley power station. At a virtual meeting today, the Authority’s Planning Committee approved the scheme which has been five years in the planning, and is the most significant to have ever been considered by the National Park … Continued
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Tune in to our Extraordinary Planning Meeting which will discuss the site of the former Fawley power station. The meeting will be streamed live at 10am on 28 July 2020, and everyone is welcome to watch/listen in. Click here to join. The recording will be available for one month via the same link. In April we … Continued
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Over 50 retailers have removed disposable barbecues from sale in a bid to protect the New Forest National Park from being destroyed by fire. More than half the National Park is internationally protected because of its rare wildlife yet large numbers of disposable barbecues have been used while the Forest is at high risk of … Continued
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New Forest National Park Authority archaeologists dig deep into some fascinating online history resources available, in their latest video. To celebrate the Council for British Archaeology’s Festival of Archaeology (which runs until 19 July), Gareth Owen and Lawrence Shaw show you how you can use the internet to discover more about New Forest history and … Continued
