Litter picking

Can you spare some time to help litter pick in the New Forest?

Here is some information about staying safe in the New Forest.

Parish councils and groups

The National Park Authority will occasionally lead a litter-picking event and we will be able to inform you of the details, in case you would like to join us and meet others ambassadors who are doing the same great work.

Outside of this, group activities are likely to need specific permission from the landowner, and group organisers may want to consider getting insurance.

However, we know that some parish councils want to encourage their local residents to get involved and we’re aware that some litter-picking groups already exist.

These include:

• Litter pickers of the New Forest 
• Clean New Forest 
• Dominik’s Wildlife Fund 
• Lyndhurst Litter Pickers 
• Parish Pickers, Copythorne and Facebook group
• Paws on Plastic 
• UK Litter Picking Groups
• New Forest District Council

If you have contacts with other people and would like to become an additional venue from which people can sign for and collect litter-picking kits, do please contact us.

Disposing of collected litter

Because we anticipate litter-pickers will be on their own or in pairs, we don’t anticipate large quantities of litter. All rubbish collected must be disposed of safely and away from Forest wildlife or livestock. Put it in a nearby litter bin or take it home with you.

Contacting us about litter-picking

If you are an existing New Forest Ambassador and have any suggestions, questions or feedback about the litter-picking scheme, please email nfambassadors@newforestnpa.gov.uk.

More about tackling litter in the Forest is on our littering page.

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