Park Life
In this issue
Childhood memories
Outdoor recreation
Going local
Have your say
Picture the Park
Take your ipod for a walk
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Greetings!

A warm welcome to the latest news from the New Forest National Park.

In this issue you'll find out how you can have a say on the future of recreation in the National Park and also the coastline. We unveil new local information points for residents and visitors, plus an exciting celebration of childhood in the New Forest.

If your aim for 2010 is to get fit and you want to find out more about the Forest at the same time, why not check out our audio tours?

Thanks for your interest and please use the button on the left to forward this newsletter to a friend.
 
Until next month,

The New Forest National Park Authority team
Childhood memories of the New Forest 
 
Charlie Dimmock & friendsTV gardener and National Park resident Charlie Dimmock went back to her roots at a celebration of childhood in the New Forest.
 
Listen to her anecdotes and those of a wide range of knowledgeable Forest folk and check out the celebration photos.
 
 
Outdoor recreation in the National Park 
 
outdoor recreation
The New Forest National Park Authority is asking for your views on how outdoor recreation in the National Park should be managed over the next 20 years.
 
The Authority's draft 'Recreation Management Strategy' aims to allow people to enjoy the National Park as much as possible while keeping the impact on the landscape to a minimum.
Going local

Local information point signMore New Forest businesses have teamed up with the National Park Authority to provide a one-stop-shop on Park information for visitors and residents.
 
Check out where you can find our local information points.
Have your say on coast's future 
 
Beaulieu RiverThe North Solent Shoreline Management Plan outlines proposals to manage the coastal flooding and erosion risks to the coast between Hurst Spit in the New Forest and Selsey Bill in West Sussex.
 
Please give us your feedback.
 
Picture the Park 
 
photo competition entrySpectacular images of the New Forest National Park were captured by visitors and residents for our photo competition.
 
Why not visit them at the exhibition in the New Forest Centre, Lyndhurst, or view the photos online?
 
Take your ipod for a walk
 
Recording the audio tours
Find out the amazing history of Stoney Cross Airfield, take a trip with Alice in Wonderland at Lyndhurst, re-live the preparations for D-Day at Lepe or witness the thriving birdlife of the New Forest coast, all with our National Park audio tours
 

 
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