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This is the Forestry Commission Press Release in response to claims made on a segment of BBC’s Inside Out South aired on Monday, 28th January, 2019. Deputy Surveyor for the N...

One of the many challenges that the Forest faces for those of us seeking its long-term protection is to find the right way to make that support effective.

Drawing conclusions from a snapshot view of the New Forest is often risky for a place that evolves and fluctuates over long periods of time.

New Forest National Park Authority and New Forest District Council Local Plans The Friends of the New Forest are concerned with the New Forest District Council’s (NFDC) Local...

We thought it was time to review where fungi law is currently. With Autumn fully upon us, and a plethora of various understandings being put about, I’ve attempted to summariz...

This month’s announcements include warnings about dumping apples and garden waste on the Forest as a hazard to the livestock, the upcoming Verderers Election, positive change...

The World Health Organization named Southampton amongst the worst cities for air pollution in UK. Here’s our response to the consultation run by NFDC and Southampton on South...

The 2018 RMS Survey Proposals drop important Actions from the Current Recreation Management Strategy 2010-2030. We discuss what we’d want kept, and propose other useful key p...

Detailed Response To the Draft Actions The 2018 survey proposals consider 25 “Actions” spread over 7 “Objectives”. For the most part these are bland stateme...

Our Strategic (or perhaps less than) Approach to the RMS Review We welcomed the review of the National Park’s Recreation Management Strategy, the core policy document whose difficu...

Whilst we’re still formulating our detailed response to the Future Forest draft actions survey 2018, we’re sharing these preliminary thoughts.  These observations will ...

It may be difficult to quantify why Channel 4’s new documentary series A Year In The Forest is such a uniquely rich and well observed celebration of what makes our Forest so ...