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The New Forest Walking Festival is set to return this autumn and has announced Hoburne Bashley holiday park in Sway as its new sponsor. This year’s Festival is set to be bigger than ever before, taking place over three weeks from 16 October to 7 November 2021. To incorporate the autumn half term, the Festival … Continued
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Our 22 members meet regularly to make decisions on matters relating to what we do as a National Park Authority. These meetings take place throughout the year and are open to the public. The next one will take place on Thursday 19 August 2021 at 10am. This meeting will be held in the Gates Hall, Lymington … Continued
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Joint press release from Southern Counties Canine Access Management Partnership (SCCAMP) Top tips on how to make dog walks fun and interesting – while also helping to protect our beautiful countryside – are being shared by a leading canine behaviourist as part of a new regional initiative. Dog expert Natalie Light and her Jack Russell … Continued
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Joint press release from New Forest National Park Authority, Forestry England and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service: Volunteers from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) are joining forces with Rangers from Forestry England and the New Forest National Park Authority this summer to help encourage everyone visiting … Continued
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Tips to help people care for the New Forest are appearing on new roadside signs at key gateways to the National Park. The temporary digital signs are part of an action plan put in place by local organisations to encourage people to care for the Forest and care for each other. The digital signs are … Continued
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The New Forest National Park Authority has prosecuted a landowner for illegally cutting down several protected trees. In early December 2020, 15 oak trees, one field maple tree and a group of hawthorn trees were felled on land south of the A336 at Bartley, which were protected because they were in a conservation area. Large fractures … Continued
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Five new walking routes steeped in history and folklore have been launched by the New Forest National Park Authority (NPA). The routes are the result of years of research and their rich heritage has been brought to life by specially-commissioned reconstruction drawings, dramatisations and folk songs. All five walks take in established rights of way … Continued
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The number of ticks present in the UK is on the rise partly because of climate change. Global warming means ticks are no longer being killed off by colder winters, allowing a longer period for breeding. Additionally, with greater awareness, more cases of tick-borne diseases are being reported. Ticks are small creatures that are distant … Continued
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The project will kickstart action to confront the twin climate and nature emergencies with programmes to restore habitats, begin our path towards net zero with nature, and help new and diverse audiences connect with the New Forest. 90 nationwide projects awarded grants to accelerate the implementation of nature-based projects, from new ‘insect pathways’ in our countryside and towns, to tree planting … Continued
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.
