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From hidden details in the landscape to the traditions that shape it, our blog brings together stories from across the New Forest. Whether you’re planning a visit or simply want to learn more, it’s a place to discover, explore and connect with this unique landscape.

Close-up of devil’s fingers fungus with red tentacles and black tips emerging from grass

29 October 2026

Spooky season in the New Forest

7 September 2026

Meet the Team: Youth Engagement Coordinator Katie Barrow

Man smiling with backpack against vegetation

7 August 2026

From the New Forest to the Cairngorms: John Scott becomes the first person to complete the Slow Ways National Park Challenge

Group of adults and children gathered by a picnic table in a grassy field, listening to a guide explain maps and materials

27 July 2026

Meet the green guardians helping New Forest communities respond to the climate and nature emergencies

rainbow over heathland in the New Forest

15 July 2026

Forest Time Perspectives on Sustainable Development Strategies – from wiring to inspiring

Omkar Dherange photographing by a lake under bare tree branches, wearing glasses, a green jacket and a backpack

26 March 2026

How the New Forest National Park Authority is supporting the next generation of creatives

4 March 2026

Meet the writer: How New Forest folklore shaped ’empowering’ youth-led climate theatre

a group of people wearing outdoor gear in a wood

3 December 2025

Nature enthusiasts and volunteers helping New Forest freshwater species and habitats survive

Old fashioned wooden spinning wheel in the centre of a table, being repaired and inspected by 2 people standing either side

24 November 2025

My visit to Ringwood Repair Café

A group of young peopel supported by YouCAN sit in a green area in the New Forest.

24 November 2025

Part three: The ‘YouCAN Effect’ – thousands of young people driving climate change action in their communities

Interns at the Countryside Education Trust are taught green skills like woodland management and coppicing.

24 November 2025

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Spooky season in the New Forest

Meet the Team: Youth Engagement Coordinator Katie Barrow

From the New Forest to the Cairngorms: John Scott becomes the first person to complete the Slow Ways National Park Challenge

Meet the green guardians helping New Forest communities respond to the climate and nature emergencies

Forest Time Perspectives on Sustainable Development Strategies – from wiring to inspiring

How the New Forest National Park Authority is supporting the next generation of creatives

Forestry England introducing car parking charges

Education and youth officer

New Forest National Park Authority rangers reflect on 2025

New woodland site takes root in New Forest with planting of 250 trees

2025: A year in New Forest NPA volunteering

Meet the writer: How New Forest folklore shaped ’empowering’ youth-led climate theatre

Nature enthusiasts and volunteers helping New Forest freshwater species and habitats survive

My visit to Ringwood Repair Café

Part three: The ‘YouCAN Effect’ – thousands of young people driving climate change action in their communities

Part two: The ‘YouCAN Effect’ – thousands of young people driving climate change action in their communities

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shaping tomorrow