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2022 Programme

Pre-booking is required for all events as places are limited.
Joining details will be provided to all those who book places.
Events are for Friends of the New Forest members unless shown otherwise.
Members may bring one guest to the starred events *

Please bring your friends and family to all other events.

Thursday 28th April 7.00pm

Friends of the New Forest 2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Linden Hall, Lyndhurst Community Centre

After two years of online AGMs because of the Coronavirus pandemic we hope to be able to meet again this year as real people in a real room. Please note the date and place – MORE INFORMATION including the Annual Report and Financial Accounts.
Attendance at the AGM will be by pre-booked tickets only (booking details have been sent to members of the Association)
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THIS TALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID

Thursday 28th April 8.00pm (doors open 7.30pm

CLIMATE CHANGE and the NEW FOREST: PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE?

~~Linden Hall, Lyndhurst Community Centre~~

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Friends of the New Forest

2 weeks ago

The Friends of the New Forest (FoNF) are currently seeking new members for their Habitats and Landscape committee, providing a great opportunity for dedicated individuals to contribute to long-term protection of the special qualities of the Forest, including its wildlife and cultural heritage, and to benefit from being part of an experienced committee.As an independent charity that is over 150 years old, the FoNF plays an important role providing both support and appropriate challenge to land managers and statutory bodies responsible for managing the New Forest. Committee members provide a wide range of ecological and conservation experience with the aim of furthering our collective vision and agenda, which can be viewed here:newforestassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/FoNF-Agenda.pdfThe committee is chaired by Clive Chatters, with members including Jonathan Cox, Tara Dempsey, Richard Reeves, Neil Sanderson, Brian Tarnoff, Jenni Tubbs, and Russell Wynn (vice-chair). Members are expected to attend four meetings per year, which are relatively informal and mostly online, but will include one or two field meetings in summer, and to engage in regular email discussion in response to consultations and other business.So, if you are passionate about the ecology and conservation of the New Forest and would like to contribute to its future protection, then please consider joining us. This opportunity is open to anyone of any age with relevant ecology and conservation experience, and we particularly welcome enquiries from those actively involved in New Forest commoning.Initial enquiries should be directed to Habitats@friendsofthenewforest.org before 31 May 2022. ... See MoreSee Less

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Friends of the New Forest

3 weeks ago

UPDATE: Sorry, the Talk is being cancelled due to our speaker falling ill with Covid. The AGM will still proceed (details on the event link).Should the management of the New Forest change to help mitigate or adapt to the coming climate crisis?A reminder that after our AGM on Thurs 28 April at 19:00 at 20:00 there will be a keynote talk by Mike Clarke (former CEO of RSPB with expertise on New Forest ecology) entitled Climate Change and the New Forest: past, present and future. All are welcome to attend the talk (including non-members), but booking is required. ... See MoreSee Less

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Ian Winson

1 month ago

Quite sad reading minutes of last AGM of Friends of the New Forest listing issues of Recreational Management- not something that will be resolved in the near future- no sign of this abatingIncreased concerns over cycling on open Forest despite byelawsVerge ParkingWorrying of livestockDisturbance of ground nesting birdsWild CampingBBQsIncrease of planning developments skirting The Forest placing more pressure on ForestCampsitesSSSI sites under immense pressure from coast to inlandAll this compounded by so many organisations effectively controlling areas with separate agendasVerderersCommonersNational Park AuthorityForestry England National TrustNatural England DEFRANew Forest District CouncilToo many parties involved? Are they really working together? ... See MoreSee Less

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