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• 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...

• How we brought the New Forest into the City

  20 MAY 2022 How we brought the New Forest into the City

  The New Forest National Park Authority and partners took to the city to meet over 400 visitors at the University of Southampton's Science and Engineering day on Saturday 7 May....

• Meet our New Forest Ambassadors

  21 APRIL 2022 Meet our New Forest Ambassadors

  The New Forest is a wonderfully unique area that needs protecting. We need people’s help to make sure this ancient landscape is properly maintained and safeguarded. This is where our...

• The Impacts of Storm Eunice on the New Forest

  11 APRIL 2022 The Impacts of Storm Eunice on the New Forest

  Climate change is a serious consideration for trees with the ever increasing number of storm events.  Since the end of November 2021, the UK has experienced seven named storms, with...

• Celebrating Young Climate Champions

  5 APRIL 2022 Celebrating Young Climate Champions

  During this year's Awakening Festival, we asked 4-11 year olds to show us how they've been helping climate and nature through an artwork. One entry was selected at random, and...

• Meet our first National Park Artist in Residence

  14 MARCH 2022 Meet our first National Park Artist in Residence

  The arts are integral to our understanding of the landscape, so in May 2022, the New Forest will be welcoming our first National Park Artist in Residence. We hope that...

• International Women’s Day 2022

  5 MARCH 2022 International Women’s Day 2022

  To mark International Women’s Day we’re celebrating the work of exceptional women in exceptional landscapes. Meet some of our team who are working hard to help tackle climate and nature...

• World Wildlife Day: Top five rare flora and fauna found in the Forest

  3 MARCH 2022 World Wildlife Day: Top five rare flora and fauna found in the Forest

  This World Wildlife Day, our ecologist Ian Barker shares his top five rare flora and fauna found in the Forest – from fairy shrimp to nail fungus. The New Forest...

• A plea to my generation to help protect the New Forest

  22 FEBRUARY 2022 A plea to my generation to help protect the New Forest

  14-year-old Fletcher Foot was crowned winner of the Young Photographer of the Year in the Campaign for National Parks Photography Competition 2021. In this moving and honest account, he explains how...

• The watery tales of our streams and rivers – By Trudi Lloyd Williams

  8 NOVEMBER 2021 The watery tales of our streams and rivers – By Trudi Lloyd Williams

  As the winter season approaches and autumn draws to a close, you begin to notice the Forest emptying with a decrease of visitors after a late summer flurry of staycations...