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FIRE AT BRATLEY/BACKLEY/A31 AUGUST 2026

Habitat & Landscape CommitteeOther
August 17th, 2026

An article by Clive Chatters in response to the fire.

August 2026

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INTERIM VERGE WATCH REPORT 2026 by Jo Ivey, Council Member and Sarah Nield, Chair

Recreation Committee
August 10th, 2026

Read below or download the document here 1. INTRODUCTION The New Forest roadside verges are a rich habitat despite their low-key appearance. Just how rich is bring discovered by on...

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New Forest Car Parking Charges and Verge Watch

Recreation Committee
April 16th, 2026

We are expecting charges in Forestry England car parks to be introduced from 20th April 2026, although we are still awaiting final confirmation and there is no public annoucment as...

Final Report on Recreational Mitigation in the New Forest

Recreation Committee
March 31st, 2026

Report on Recreational Mitigation in the New Forest By Sarah Nield, Chair of the New Forest Association (Charity No 260328) and Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Southampton...

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29th September 2026

– 7.30pm

Pine Martens in the New Forest

Marcus, Director of Wild New Forest Guided Tours, will be giving a fascinating talk exploring the lives of Pine Martens in the New Forest. For more than a decade, Marcus has been s...

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20th October 2026

– 7.30pm

New Forest Ponies – a breed apart

Suzanne Kemp has lived in the New Forest for the last thirty years, is a practising first generation Commoner, and has judged ponies in Finland and Sweden as well as the UK, she al...

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24th November 2026

– 7.30pm

Climate Change and the New Forest

John Stride is the Net Zero with Nature Programme Manager for the New Forest National Park Authority and will be giving a fascinating, informative, and timely talk on climate chang...

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National Park Management Plan Revised Draft

Other
October 21st, 2009

The National Park Management Plan Revised Draft is available for public feedback from 22 October to 12 November 2009. A downloadable version of the Plan as well as details on how t...

New Forest Association Takes Forestry Commission to Task

Habitat & Landscape Committee
September 16th, 2009

In today’s September Verderers Court, the NFA took the Forestry Commission to task for ongoing damage to the fabric of the forest and dangerously unsafe debris resulting from...

Charity Event to Benefit NFA, Sunday 13th September

Other
September 9th, 2009

The New Forest Association is pleased to learn that Sally Bennetts has organised Live Music Charity Event at The Elm Tree Public House on Sunday 13th September from midday to 10pm ...

Forestry Commission Launch Public Forest Estate Consultation

Other
July 6th, 2009

The Forestry Commission of England have launched a consultation on “The Long-term Role of the Forestry Commission Public Forest Estate in England“. This “consulta...

New Forest National Park Chief Executive To Step Down

Other
June 25th, 2009

At the June meeting of the New Forest National Park Authority, Lindsay Cornish the Chief Executive Officer of the NFNPA has announced her resignation. In her statement she remarked...

Statement by Lindsay Cornish Chief Executive of the New Forest National Park Authority

Other
June 25th, 2009

After deep reflection and discussion with the Chairman it is with considerable sadness that I have decided to leave the Authority. Over the last four years I have dedicated myself ...

Statement by Clive Chatters, Chairman of the New Forest National Park Authority

Other
June 25th, 2009

Members, setting up a new National Park Authority is a challenge. This is the first time it has been done for over fifty years. Over the last four years Lindsay has taken us throug...

Verderers Reject Mobile Shop Proposal

Planning & Transport Committee
June 17th, 2009

After one of the longest Verderers Courts of recent times (nearly an hour), consisting of many Presentments against the Forest Holidays Mobile Shop proposal, including the NFA̵...

New Forest Association Further Slams Forest Holidays Disregard for Forest Law

Planning & Transport Committee
June 17th, 2009

At the June Verderers court the NFA once again attacked Forest Holidays for their blatant disregard for the New Forest Acts. The New Forest Acts require application to the Verderer...

New Forest Association First to Present Against Mobile Shop Proposal

Planning & Transport Committee
May 20th, 2009

At the May Verderers Court the NFA launched a pre-emptive strike against Forest Holidays proposal to run a twice daily retail van mobile shop service to three of of their New Fores...

Deputy Surveyor Previews Retail Van Proposal

Planning & Transport Committee
May 7th, 2009

At this month’s New Forest Consultative Panel, the Deputy Surveyor, Mike Seddon, gave basic details of the Forest Holidays proposed campsite retail van, for which he will be ...

New Forest National Park Joins Ancient Tree Hunt

Habitat & Landscape Committee
April 24th, 2009

The New Forest National Park Authority and the Forestry Commission are adding their resources to bring the New Forest into the Ancient Tree Hunt project. The goal of the Ancient Tr...