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Animal accidents on the rise in New Forest
The New Forest National Park Authority and Verderers are asking drivers to be more careful when driving through the New Forest, following a surge of animal accidents during November.During the first...
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Forest Christmas treasure trail marks first New Park Christmas Fair
Top prizes are on offer to anyone who finds a gold Christmas decoration hidden in the New Forest National Park from Friday 30 November to Friday 7 December, to celebrate the first Christmas Fair at New...
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New Park Brockenhurst Christmas Fair this weekend
For a true New Forest Christmas why not choose your Christmas tree and pick up some unique gifts at over 70 stalls in the heart of the Forest this weekend?The New Forest and Hampshire County Show opens...
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NFNPA Working with local communities to increase wildlife
Angela PetersA one year pilot project to encourage local communities to identify wildlife habitats such as grassland, hedgerows, ponds, rivers and woodland is now looking for volunteers.The project...
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Village Life One Hundred Years Ago
A VILLAGE ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGOby Neil HotsonThe morning started with the theft of a bicycle, value £5 (£400 at today's rate) from outside the saddler's shop. The thief could expect to be pursued to...
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Human Tragedy of the Titanic
Titanic in Dock at Southamptonby Neil HotsonMrs Saunders, a widow, was walking down Bridge Street in the direction of Southampton Docks railway station. She was carrying her handbag, which contained...
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Call for volunteer organisations
A free event to encourage local people to learn new skills and take on new challenges is back for a third successful year.The Volunteer Fair on Saturday 2 March is a one stop shop for organisations...
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NFNPA welcomes new recognition for England’s forests
The New Forest National Park Authority has welcomed the Government’s announcement (31st January 2013) that publicly-owned forests in England will be kept in trust for the nation.Environment Secretary...
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NFNPA - Encourage walking and cycling could realise £15,000 Grant for New...
Businesses or projects which aim to tempt people out of their cars could be in line for a grant of up to £15,000 from the New Forest National Park Authority.The Sustainable Transport Solutions Fund has...
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New Forest Community Wildlife - Volunteers wanted to help improve woods and...
If you love wildlife and volunteering, put Sunday 24 February and Monday 11 March in your diary.The New Forest Community Wildlife Plans project team has joined up with the Long Meadow community group...
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How to identify species of Snakes of the New Forest UK
There are only three species of snake native to the UK and can be found in the New Forest. They are the Adder (European Viper), Grass snake and Smooth snake.The AdderThe Adder is a member of the Viper...
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Glide around the New Forest in a Twizzy electric car!
Cottage Lodge, the New Forest’s only 5-star eco B&B, has taken delivery of the first Twizzy, an eye-catching electric car which not only has no carbon footprint, it doesn’t frighten the forest’s...
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LYNDHURST New Forest - March 1913 - Year before the Great War
Lyndhurst High Street 1912Photo: Past and Present Publicationsby Neil HotsonIt was the year before the Great War, March 1913, and Lyndhurst High Street was a busy and successful place with many public...
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German POWS Scrap Book discovered in the New Forest
A scrap book of sketches, poems and Christmas greetings by German prisoners of war has been unearthed in the New Forest thanks to a project run by the New Forest National Park Authority.The unique...
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NFNPA - Your views on the draft Ashurst and Colbury Village Design Statement
Ashurst and Colbury SignLinks to 13th century monks, a speech from a future prime minister at the local railway station, and a hospital for wounded soldiers are part of the fascinating village facts...
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Experts predict extinction of New Forest Ponies
I was shocked to read in the Express today that the New Forest Pony could become extinct. Apparently, the number of stallions imported into the Forest has dropped from 100 to just 10 following the...
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NFNP - New Forest Walks
Walking is a wonderful way to see the New Forest National Park close up. There are many possible walks to take you into the woods, by sea, over heath or by rivers and streams. Experience the colours of...
View ArticleThe Brockenhurst Blacksmith
In the evening of the 20th March 1692 Nicholas Masters was dying. He lived in a thatched cottage on the other side of the Lymington Road to his blacksmith's shop. The blacksmith's was situated on the...
View ArticleDragonflies of the New Forest
A couple of weeks ago I was sat in my car in a car park in the heart of the New Forest when suddenly a rather large Dragonfly with a very impressive fluorescent blue body flew across the bonnet of the...
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Pitch up with Camping in the New Forest this October
Have you ever thought about pitching up under a glorious, multi-coloured canopy, in a sea of golden leaves? Visit a Camping in the Forest Site and you can do just that!Experts at the Forestry...
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