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In this issue
Forest healthcheck
Join the coastal detectives
Greener living
Animal accidents update
Landford Village Design
Volunteering fair
Governance consultation
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Greetings!

The first signs of spring are beginning to appear and there are a number of new initiatives planned this season in the New Forest National Park.

If you love the New Forest and want to find out more about its fascinating culture, history, communities and landscape, please read on and get involved.

Best wishes,
The New Forest National Park Authority team

Healthcheck for Forest way of life

 

Pony and foal at Wilverley

An ancient way of life which shapes the New Forest landscape will have its first healthcheck in 10 years when 'commoners' will be asked their views.

 

They will receive a confidential census asking their views on the future of commoning and threats they are facing.

Read more...

Become a coastal detective

 

coastal volunteers

Join us on a journey of discovery through the past, present and future of our New Forest coast.

 

Archaeologists and volunteers from the New Forest National Park Authority have been recording and promoting the New Forest coastline's archaeology. See the results in this fascinating exhibition. 

Make a date for the Greener Living Show

 

Greener Living Show logo

Put the date in your diary for the second Greener Living Show to be held in the forest surroundings of Sandy Balls Holiday Centre on Sunday 8 May.

 

Come along and find out about greener alternatives: everything from solar panels and locally-grown food, to energy saving devices.

Read more...

Animal accidents at all-time low
 

ponies at Hatchet Pond

Animal accidents on New Forest roads last year were the lowest since records began in 1956.

Last year 65 commoners' animals (ponies, pigs, cattle and donkeys) were killed and 27 were injured; compared to 10 years ago, when there were 89 animal deaths and 31 injuries. Read more about the campaign...

Take a look at Landford village design Landford boundary marker

 

Have your say on a draft Village Design statement for Landford. Prepared by a steering group from the local community, they are keen to ensure that the design of any new development in the parish respects the distinctive local character of the area.

 

Find out more...

Find out about volunteering

  

volunteer working in ForestFind out about volunteering opportunities in the New Forest at a Volunteer Fair we are organising with our partners in March.

 

The Fair will show how you can get involved with many different and exciting projects, get outdoors, learn new skills, meet people and help care for the New Forest.

Last chance to have your say

 

LOGO

Tomorrow is the deadline for people to send in their comments about how National Parks should be governed.

 

The deadline for the consultation, organised locally by the New Forest National Park on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), is 1 February.
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