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What we're doing

We work with communities, visitors, and partners to help the New Forest thrive. From protecting nature and heritage to supporting sustainable access and local life, we’re here to help everyone enjoy and care for the National Park, now and for the future. Find out more about our programme.

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Climate

Climate Climate

Banded demoiselle damselfly with metallic blue body and dark wing patches perched on green reed

Nature

Two volunteers wearing gloves carry cut tree branches in woodland at Copythorne Common

People

Wooden sign reading New Forest National Park with carved tree and ponies, beside a green roadside path

Place

Partnership plan Partnership plan

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Partnerships

The National Park Authority works closely with organisations, businesses, landowners and communities to secure a sustainable future for the National Park.

Partnerships Partnerships

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Why it matters

Our wildlife

Over 20,000 different species are found here, many of them rare.

Our wildlife Our wildlife

common lizard on rock

Misty autumn landscape with a winding grassy path through red bracken and distant trees in low fog

Riverside village houses with red-tiled roofs and chimneys, surrounded by trees and reeds along a calm river under cloudy sky

close up of a raptor bird with trees behind

Our progress

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Flagship projects

Flagship projects Flagship projects

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Past projects

Past projects Past projects

Two cyclists wearing helmets and backpacks ride on a gravel path through a green countryside with trees

Our progress

Our progress Our progress

Supporting landowners & commoners

Deer grazing on a forest path among tall pine trees, backlit by sunlight

Planning for the future

Supporting landowners Supporting landowners

Brown pony amongst New Forest ferns

Commoning & grazing

Commoning & grazing Commoning & grazing

Cows grazing in front of a horse chestnut tree

Farming in Protected Landscapes

Farming in Protected Landscapes Farming in Protected Landscapes

Stand alone tree at sunrise amongst ferns in the New Forest

Sustainable land management

Sustainable land management Sustainable land management

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Working with the NPA

Working with the NPA Working with the NPA

Protecting news and stories

cars parked by a field

Forestry England introducing car parking charges

People gather in a room to discuss wellbeing in the New Forest. Some are standing and others are sitting.

Boost for nature-based wellbeing in New Forest through Green Health Hub event

Little Marsh Lodge, Parkshore, Beaulieu

Planning Committee Meeting 17 March 2026

Deer grazing on a forest path among tall pine trees, backlit by sunlight

Secrets of the New Forest National Park revealed at Open Day – and you’re invited!

Protecting the Forest Protecting the Forest

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Keep your distance from the animals and don't feed or pet them - you may be fined.

Keep your distance from the animals and don't feed or pet them - you may be fined.

Keep your distance from the animals and don't feed or pet them - you may be fined.

Keep your distance from the animals and don't feed or pet them - you may be fined.