Author: creo

Hi, I’m Hannah, an A level student who recently volunteered for the New Forest National Park Authority. For my work placement I was offered a rare experience – travelling to the British Museum Store Rooms in London to take photos of Roman pottery found in the New Forest over 100 years ago. I went there … Continued

Julie Melin-Stubbs, our Wildlife and Conservation Manager and Manager of the New Forest Land Advice Service on an exciting new nature reserve in the New Forest. We work with a wide number of organisations, businesses and individuals to protect the Forest, support commoning and ensure the wildlife and traditional ways of life here are preserved for future generations. … Continued

This is a wonderful month to enjoy the last of the autumn colours in the broad-leaved woodlands of the New Forest National Park. Beech trees are especially colourful, with leaves turning coppery gold, yellow and orange before they drop. The oak also puts on its best display in November.  Look out as well for yellow … Continued

Archaeologist Gareth Owen explores the story of the Charter of the Forest, which had far reaching benefits for the New Forest. We are celebrating the Charter’s 800th anniversary in 2017. In this blog I explore the Charter of the Forest. ‘Never heard of it!’ I hear you cry! But you may have heard of its … Continued

Earlier this week, we took a tour of some of the Forest’s beautiful landscape, guided by Sean Marsh, Trainee Estates Officer for the Forestry Commission. Sean leads the Conserving the Forest Fringe project within the Heritage Lottery Funded Our Past, Our Future landscape partnership scheme. You can find out more about the scheme at www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/landscapepartnership. … Continued