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Commoning and the Forest

Commoning makes a positive contribution to the remarkable biodiversity of the New Forest. The free-roaming animals have an ever-changing pattern of grazing which could not be replicated by a single herd.

There are many examples of flora and fauna which benefit from the grazing of commoners’ animals, including Southern blue damselfly, silver studded blue butterflies, chamomile and small fleabane.



Neville
Penman
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'Please don’t feed or pet the animals; they may look friendly but they can bite and kick.'

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