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• New Forest National Park Authority welcomes Government’s nature package announcement

  29 NOVEMBER 2023 New Forest National Park Authority welcomes Government’s nature package announcement

  The New Forest National Park Authority welcomes the Government's announcement today (Wednesday 29 November) of a new nature package to invest in our most precious landscapes and connect more people...

• Next steps towards an updated Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan

  2 NOVEMBER 2023 Next steps towards an updated Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan

  Hampshire’s five minerals and waste planning authorities are entering the next stage in updating the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan - fulfilling their collective duty to ensure that the whole...

• Tribute to Board member Stephen Tarling

  1 NOVEMBER 2023 Tribute to Board member Stephen Tarling

  The New Forest National Park Authority is saddened to learn of the death of one of its Board members after a short illness. Stephen Tarling joined the Authority as a...

• Have your say on new pop-up campsite planning controls for the New Forest

  26 OCTOBER 2023 Have your say on new pop-up campsite planning controls for the New Forest

  The New Forest National Park Authority has issued new planning controls for temporary campsites to protect local communities and the environment of the New Forest. Under new national ‘permitted development...

• Warning to drivers on New Forest roads

  24 OCTOBER 2023 Warning to drivers on New Forest roads

  Motorists are being advised to expect the unexpected when driving on Forest roads this autumn after only a quarter of speeding drivers knew what to do if they were in...

• New Chair for New Forest National Park Authority

  23 OCTOBER 2023 New Chair for New Forest National Park Authority

  David Bence has been elected as the new Chair of the New Forest National Park Authority. David has been an Authority member since January 2018 and was elected Chair at...

• Nominate brilliant building designs in the New Forest National Park

  18 OCTOBER 2023 Nominate brilliant building designs in the New Forest National Park

  The New Forest National Park Authority is inviting nominations for its prestigious Building Design Awards 2024.  The New Forest's distinctive and attractive buildings and their setting in the landscape play an important role in the area’s...

• New Forest Walking and Cycling Festival open to all

  17 OCTOBER 2023 New Forest Walking and Cycling Festival open to all

  The ever-popular New Forest Walking and Cycling Festival is returning this autumn – and everyone’s invited. Last year more than 700 people took part in over 90 events as part...

• New powers help to encourage responsible visits to the New Forest

  17 OCTOBER 2023 New powers help to encourage responsible visits to the New Forest

  [Joint press release with Forestry England, New Forest District Council, Verderers of the New Forest] Newly granted powers were used in the New Forest this summer to intervene in over...

• New Forest National Park Authority secures £1.4 million climate action scheme to connect young people to nature 

  9 OCTOBER 2023 New Forest National Park Authority secures £1.4 million climate action scheme to connect young people to nature 

  The project ‘Youth for Climate and Nature’ is aimed at 11- to 25-year-olds to encourage more community-led action to tackle the nature and climate emergencies.   Supports green skills and jobs,...