Keep your distance from the animals and don't feed or pet them - you may be fined.
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New Forest drivers are being urged to drive with extra care in the National Park amid an increase in animal accidents. Last year (2025) saw a rise in animal accidents involving New Forest Commoners’ livestock such as ponies, cattle and donkeys, with 108 reported accidents and 47 animals killed. This was compared to 97 accidents … Continued
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Road safety campaigners in the New Forest are asking businesses to help promote safer driving on New Forest roads.
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[Joint press release] As the hours of darkness get longer, New Forest organisations who make up the Animal Accident Reduction Group are reminding drivers on Forest roads to take extra care and remember to ‘Pass Wide and Slow’ when encountering ponies and other animals. The call follows the official inclusion of this requirement in the … Continued
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Joint release with Hampshire Police and New Forest Animal Accident Group Nearly 100 drivers have been stopped and educated about the dangers of speeding on New Forest roads since November 2021. A joint campaign between New Forest Heart Neighbourhood Team, Hampshire & Thames Valley Roads Policing Unit and other local stakeholder partners, aims to reduce … Continued
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Joint press release from New Forest Animal Accident Reduction Group. From 4 January 2022 the A35 and A31 will have road closures and diversions in place. Forest organisations are asking drivers to follow the official detours and not deviate onto unfenced roads to get to their destination. The deadliest months for New Forest livestock … Continued
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With darker nights and the clocks changing this weekend drivers are warned to always be prepared to stop for New Forest animals. November and December are the deadliest months for New Forest livestock as days become shorter and clocks go back with most accidents taking place between 5pm and 10pm on weekdays and involving local … Continued
