Leanne Sargeant
Forestry England Ecologist
‘We’ve got some of the biggest areas of wetlands in all of western Europe. They are vital for this really wide range of species that live in them and we need to make sure that they stay wet. We’ve been working on wetland restoration for more than 30 years now in the New Forest to really restore those habitats and make sure that they’re robust and can function in a natural way.
‘Often people think they can’t see any of that rare wildlife because it’s hidden away or is small or it’s not easy to identify. But actually there’s loads of wildlife here. We’ve got more than 20,000 species. If there was just one thing that people could do to help wildlife in the New Forest, it would be stay on the tracks and keep your dogs with you so you don’t disturb it.’
