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• Share your views on the New Forest and be in with the chance of winning prizes

  21 MAY 2025 Share your views on the New Forest and be in with the chance of winning prizes

  The New Forest National Park Authority is asking for views on how to make the National Park a better place to visit. The ‘Enjoying the New Forest’ survey 2025 has...

• Upgraded and accessible trail opens in the New Forest

  19 MAY 2025 Upgraded and accessible trail opens in the New Forest

  News release from Forestry England A newly upgraded and accessible trail is now open at the site of the Knightwood Oak, one of the New Forest’s oldest and most magnificent...

• New members sought for New Forest National Park Authority

  16 MAY 2025 New members sought for New Forest National Park Authority

  ** Closing Monday 19 May ** In the New Forest National Park Authority’s 20th anniversary year, Defra is looking for dynamic candidates from a range of diverse backgrounds to apply...

• Celebrating rural champions: Nominations open for the 2025 New Forest National Park Awards

  7 MAY 2025 Celebrating rural champions: Nominations open for the 2025 New Forest National Park Awards

  The New Forest National Park Authority and the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) have launched their annual awards, celebrating the remarkable individuals and organisations making a difference across the...

• New Southampton Urban Wild Festival to ‘turn grey into green and concrete into community’

  2 MAY 2025 New Southampton Urban Wild Festival to ‘turn grey into green and concrete into community’

  A new free week-long festival will celebrate Southampton as a vibrant hub of nature, creativity, and community this May half term. The Urban Wild Festival will showcase Southampton’s green and...

• Thousands unite for nature during 2025 New Forest Awakening Festival

  1 MAY 2025 Thousands unite for nature during 2025 New Forest Awakening Festival

  A record number of people took part in this year’s New Forest Awakening Festival – a month-long celebration of nature, climate action, and community. Led by the New Forest National...

• Planning Committee meeting 20 May 2025

  1 MAY 2025 Planning Committee meeting 20 May 2025

  The May 2025 Planning Committee meeting will be held on Tuesday 20 May at 9.30am. Click here to tune in to the live streamed meeting View the May agenda and papers...

• Vodafone and UK National Parks partnership

  29 APRIL 2025 Vodafone and UK National Parks partnership

  Partnership uses AI technology to help connect people with nature and protect it for the future. Cutting-edge technology will be used to help protect ecosystems, engage local communities, and support...

• Have your say on local design guidance for the parish of Copythorne

  22 APRIL 2025 Have your say on local design guidance for the parish of Copythorne

  The New Forest National Park Authority is inviting comments on new design guidance for the parish of Copythorne in the north east of the National Park. A Parish Design Statement...

• Lymington and Pennington communities to have more say on planning in their area

  17 APRIL 2025 Lymington and Pennington communities to have more say on planning in their area

  Residents of Lymington and Pennington are invited to have their say on a draft Neighbourhood Plan which enables people to have more influence on future development in their area. Neighbourhood...