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• ‘Restaurants and runways’ for wintering birds

  22 DECEMBER 2022 ‘Restaurants and runways’ for wintering birds

  The New Forest is one of the best places for rare birds and for some species it’s their last UK stronghold. In winter, some of our ground-nesting birds head to...

• Cattle return to graze and help restore secret forest after 100 years

  16 DECEMBER 2022 Cattle return to graze and help restore secret forest after 100 years

  A fantastic new woodland restoration scheme has launched at RSPB’s 1,200-acre nature reserve - Franchises Lodge - located in the north of the New Forest.   The scheme has seen ...

• Have a green New Forest Christmas

  13 DECEMBER 2022 Have a green New Forest Christmas

  It’s a magical time of year when we’re ready to celebrate and indulge, but our festivities needn’t cost the Earth. Here are our top tips for enjoying an environmentally-friendly and...

• The holly bears the crown!

  22 NOVEMBER 2022 The holly bears the crown!

  As the traditional Christmas carol The Holly and the Ivy goes: ‘…of all the trees that are in the wood, the holly bears the crown.’ Holly has been used to...

• Beccy Mccray

  10 OCTOBER 2022 Beccy Mccray

  As we welcome the change in seasons, we welcome this year's second National Park Artist in Residence. Beccy Mccray is an interdisciplinary artist who looks to engage people with her...

• The New Forest remembers WWI Indian soldiers

  18 AUGUST 2022 The New Forest remembers WWI Indian soldiers

  In celebration of #southasianheritagemonth we remember the 3,000 Indian soldiers who were patients at the Lady Hardinge Hospital in Brockenhurst between 1914-1915. These soldiers from the 7th (Meerut) and 3rd...

• Rosie’s green safe-space – How nature became her place for mental and physical healing

  12 AUGUST 2022 Rosie’s green safe-space – How nature became her place for mental and physical healing

  Diagnosed with breast cancer six years ago, days before her 31st birthday and then secondary cancer months later (spread to the spine), Rosie Hellawell (37) has since found a therapeutic...

• A green future for Apprentice Ranger Ben

  29 JULY 2022 A green future for Apprentice Ranger Ben

  The summer marks the end of another successful year for the Apprentice Ranger programme at the New Forest National Park Authority. The programme started back in 2016 with an aim...

• What our volunteers achieved last winter

  9 JUNE 2022 What our volunteers achieved last winter

  Now summer is almost here and the New Forest is starting to brighten with new life, visitors and better weather, it would be easy to let the tireless work of...

• Our New Common Forest

  23 MAY 2022 Our New Common Forest

  Connecting new groups with nature benefits both individuals and our local communities. We want to help enable new experiences for people in and around the National Park, especially for those...

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