ReNew nature map

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Re:New Nature invites people to support nature recovery in the New Forest and surrounding areas. It presents the Forest as a protected core of ancient woodland, clean waters, connected recovering habitats, and sustainable grazing, surrounded by four landscape zones: Northern Forest (habitat corridors, sustainable farming, carbon-rich soils, veteran trees), Western Avon (river networks, healthy floodplains, sustainable smallholdings), Eastern Waterside (urban greening, hedgerow corridors, expanded habitats, coastal rebuilding), and Southern Coast (future-proof coastlines, linking sea to forest, habitat recovery, wildlife-friendly farming). It highlights four priority themes: making space for people and nature through more connected habitats and accessible green space; shaping the future of farming to benefit wildlife and local ways of life; using river valleys to connect habitats from the core to coast and countryside; and improving coastal resilience by working with natural processes.

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Lymington

Brockenhurst

Hythe

Southampton

Ringwood

Bournemouth

Fordingbridge

Lyndhurst

Northern Forest

Habitat highways, sustainable farming, carbon rich soils, veteran trees.

Western Avon

Threading rivers, healthy floodplains, sustainable smallholdings.

Eastern Waterside

Urban greening for people and nature, hedgerow highways, blended and extended habitats, coastal rebuilding for resilience.

Southern Coast

Resilient future-proof coastlines, connecting sea to forest, habitat recovery, farming with wildlife.

Core

Ancient woodland, clean waters, mosaic of connected and recovering habitat, sustainable grazing.

Making space for people and nature

Expanding habitats to be more connected and resilient and providing quality nature-rich green spaces near to where people live.

The future of farming

Harnessing current shifts in policy and economics for the benefit of the Forest’s wildlife and way of life.

River valleys

Using valleys to connect the core habitats of the Forest with those of the coast and adjoining countryside.

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Coastal resilience

Working with natural processes to safeguard and expand opportunities for coastal wildlife.

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Join us to Re:New Nature in the New Forest and wider area

The New Forest can be viewed as the core of heavily protected habitats with four surrounding areas, each with its own landscape character.

We have identified four nature recovery themes that will be critical to the future of the Forest.

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.