Occupants return to New Forest WWII prisoner of war camp after 70 years
By creo
A former German prisoner of war and ex-prison official have returned to the site of their World War Two POW camp in the New Forest after seven decades.
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Mixed fortunes for New Forest bloodsuckers
By creo
Hallowe’en is traditionally a time when creepy creatures thrive as darkness descends but for bloodsuckers in the New Forest life is not so rosy.
Conserving the Forest Fringe
By creo
Earlier this week, we took a tour of some of the Forest’s beautiful landscape, guided by Sean Marsh, Trainee Estates Officer for the Forestry Commission. Sean leads the Conserving the Forest Fringe project within the Heritage Lottery Funded Our Past, Our Future landscape partnership scheme. You can find out more about the scheme at www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/landscapepartnership. … Continued
Protecting the environment in the face of climate change
By creo
What is the future for the New Forest and its ecology? Learn more at the first annual New Forest Knowledge conference.
New Forest fungi – a feast for your eyes
By creo
The Forestry Commission is launching a campaign to highlight the importance of the New Forest for fungi, and to appeal for support for a ‘no-picking’ code on the Site of Special Scientific Interest.
August’s wildlife highlights
By creo
This is the last in a year-long series of monthly blogs, featuring seasonal highlights from the natural world in the New Forest. August is a good month to look and listen out for summer’s chirpiest insects: the New Forest is home to 67 per cent of the grasshoppers and crickets that are found in Britain. … Continued
Discover New Forest Knowledge
By creo
A Heritage Lottery funded project is creating an online gateway to a wealth of information about the New Forest.
July’s wildlife highlights
By creo
This is the latest in a year-long series of monthly blogs, featuring seasonal highlights from the natural world in the New Forest. July is a good month to enjoy the heaths and valley mires. Hot weather brings out the adder, sand lizard, smooth snake and common lizard to bask in the sun, so you are … Continued
Interactive map shows New Forest’s dark night skies
By creo
New detailed satellite maps of light pollution in England show that the New Forest boasts some of the darkest skies in the south east.
Archaeological excavations to uncover New Forest’s medieval past
By creo
A new archaeological project is underway in the New Forest to enable a team from the University of Winchester to shed light on the medieval landscape of the National Park.