Author: creo

This is the latest in a year-long series of monthly blogs, featuring seasonal highlights from the natural world in the New Forest. Summer is in full swing, with Midsummer Day on 24 June signalling that we are already half way through 2016. Wild flowers in bloom this month are the dog rose, enchanter’s nightshade, foxglove, … Continued

This is the latest in a year-long series of monthly blogs, featuring seasonal highlights from the natural world in the New Forest. The New Forest is teeming with wildlife in May, meaning there is a lot to see, hear and smell. Why not have A Date With Nature at the Reptile Centre in Lyndhurst to … Continued

This month keep an eye out for ground nesting birds when you’re out and about in the Forest this spring, as they are easily disturbed and frightened from their nests. April is the busiest month for arrivals and departures in the Forest, as migrating birds from Africa and southern Europe flock into the UK to … Continued

Spring officially arrives with the spring equinox around 21 March, when daytime and nighttime are of equal length. New life is visible everywhere in the New Forest. As a long winter comes to an end and spring begins to flourish, why not get outside and bring your kids to our wild play day at the … Continued

This is the latest in a year-long series of monthly blogs, featuring seasonal highlights from the natural world in the New Forest. Keep an eye out for them as you explore the Forest this month and find out how to volunteer in the area at our volunteer fair. The New Year can bring the coldest … Continued