Tag: Climate and nature
More than one thousand inspired to take climate action at nature-themed festivals in Southampton and the New Forest
By Josh Taylor
Communities were brought together for a week of events across Southampton and a one-day festival in Ringwood celebrating the wildlife on our doorsteps. More than 500 people attended last weekend’s New Forest Thrive festival (4 July) at Carvers Recreation Ground in Ringwood. The festival was full of performances, including acrobatic storytelling from ‘Joli Vyann’, drumming … Continued
Fresh hope for New Forest and its species thanks to £1.3m nature recovery project
By Jonathan Low
Dragonflies, birds, eels, reptiles and bats are among thousands of species benefiting from a major New Forest nature recovery project. A huge variety of wildlife, plant and other species have had their habitats restored and expanded to edges of the New Forest National Park and beyond to bolster their long-term survival prospects. The £1.3million Species … Continued
How we brought the New Forest into the City
By creo
The New Forest National Park Authority and partners took to the city to meet over 400 visitors at the University of Southampton’s Science and Engineering day on Saturday 7 May. Alongside the Freshwater Habitats Trust (FHT) and the Countryside Education Trust (CET), we set out to reach a more diverse audience and share the importance … Continued
World Wildlife Day: Top five rare flora and fauna found in the Forest
By creo
This World Wildlife Day, our ecologist Ian Barker shares his top five rare flora and fauna found in the Forest – from fairy shrimp to nail fungus. The New Forest National Park is a world capital for wildlife, with a range of species that are rare, uncommon or declining elsewhere in the UK and western … Continued