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• ’I just feel alive’: How the YouCAN scheme helped Charlie find his passion for working outside

  24 MARCH 2025 ’I just feel alive’: How the YouCAN scheme helped Charlie find his passion for working outside

  Meet Charlie, an intern at the Countryside Education Trust who, thanks to our Youth for Climate and Nature (YouCAN) scheme, has found his passion for working in the outdoors. On...

• March wildlife highlights

  5 MARCH 2025 March wildlife highlights

  Spring officially arrives with the equinox on the 20th March, when daytime and nighttime are of equal length. New life is visible everywhere in the New Forest, as a long...

• 20th anniversary timeline

  1 MARCH 2025 20th anniversary timeline

  Find out about key moments and milestones across 20 years of the New Forest National Park in our timeline. 2005 Alun Michael MP signs the order to create the New...

• The New Forest National Park marks its 20th anniversary

  1 MARCH 2025 The New Forest National Park marks its 20th anniversary

  The creation of the National Park The New Forest National Park was designated on 1 March 2005 – the first English national park to be created in the 21st century...

• February’s wildlife highlights

  6 FEBRUARY 2025 February’s wildlife highlights

  In February there are some days when spring seems to be just around the corner, and others when winter keeps a tight grip, still there's plenty of wildlife to see...

• January’s wildlife highlights

  10 JANUARY 2025 January’s wildlife highlights

  January can bring the coldest winter weather and the highest chance of snow, but there are still great opportunities for wildlife watching in the New Forest. Snowfall and frost offer...

• December’s wildlife highlights

  6 DECEMBER 2024 December’s wildlife highlights

  While December is a time of celebration for us, life can be hard for wildlife in the winter. For many small birds and mammals, finding enough food to survive takes...

• The Youth for Climate and Nature (YouCAN) scheme marks a successful first year: part two

  11 NOVEMBER 2024 The Youth for Climate and Nature (YouCAN) scheme marks a successful first year: part two

  The £1.4 million YouCAN scheme was launched in October 2023 to empower young people between 11 and 25 to understand and lead climate action within their communities. YouCAN also supports...

• The Youth for Climate and Nature (YouCAN) scheme marks a successful first year: part one

  11 NOVEMBER 2024 The Youth for Climate and Nature (YouCAN) scheme marks a successful first year: part one

  The £1.4 million YouCAN scheme was launched in October 2023 to empower young people between 11 and 25 to understand and lead climate action within their communities. YouCAN also supports...

• November’s wildlife highlights

  8 NOVEMBER 2024 November’s wildlife highlights

  This is a wonderful month to enjoy the last of the autumn colours in the broad-leaved woodlands of the New Forest National Park. Beech trees are especially colourful, with leaves...