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Guest Post: Dog Fouling on the Forest

Other
September 16th, 2026

Highlighting the issue of dog fouling, we feature this guest statement by Jim Greenwood, given as a Presentment to the September 2026 Verderers Court

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...

June 2026

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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...

March 2026

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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...

£7.50

Book ticket

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...

£7.50

Book ticket

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...

£7.50

Book ticket

Presentment to February 2025 Verderers’ Court: Cycling Management

Uncategorised
March 1st, 2025

“Official Verderer, Verderers and the members of public attending court today, I am Sarah Nield, Chair of the New Forest Association (NFA). I am giving this presentment on be...

Proposed Cycle Network Extension – Presentment Made to the November 2024 Meeting of the Verderers Court

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December 5th, 2024

Official Verderer and Verderers and the members of public attending court today, I am Sarah Nield, Chair of the New Forest Association, also known as the Friends of the New Forest....

Research on the Forest Byelaws – Presentment Made to the November 2024 Meeting of the Verderers Court

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December 5th, 2024

Official Verderer and Verderers and the members of public attending court today, I am Sarah Richards, Vice Chair of the New Forest Association, also known as the Friends of the New...

Presentment Made by James Aldred to the November 2024 Meeting of the Verderers Court

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December 5th, 2024

My name is James Aldred, I am a freelance wildlife cameraman and writer. I grew up in Ringwood before moving to Bristol to work at the BBC Natural History Unit. I own a paddock in ...

Cycling Presentment Made to the October 2024 Meeting of the Verderers Court

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October 31st, 2024

Official Verderer and Verderers and the members of public attending court today, I am Sarah Richards, Vice Chair of the New Forest Association, also known as the Friends of the New...

Presentment: A Plea for the Future of New Forest Commoners

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July 17th, 2024

Presenting a guest blog from July’s Verderers Court, a Presentment from Will Parry-Norton on the challenges facing his generation of New Forest Commoners. Good morning Offici...

Campsites in the New Forest – Presentment

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September 25th, 2022

Over recent months, a national tender process has been underway to find a new operator for Forestry England campsites across England, including those here in the New Forest. For th...

Campsites on the Crown Lands: Presentment to Verderers Court June 2022

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June 15th, 2022

We agree with and support the Commoners Defence Association’s position on campsites in their presentment today. We strongly share concerns about the campsites’ impact on commoning,...

Presentment: Close The Campsites That Harm Habitat

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July 21st, 2021

Close Hollands Wood, Denny Wood and Longbeech Campsites as Natural England Intended The Friends of the New Forest support a comprehensive review of the campsites on the Crown Lands...

Presentment: New Forest Crown Freehold Properties

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May 15th, 2019

Here we welcome a guest post from Dr Tony Hockley, Chairman of the New Forest Commoners Defence Association, who gave this Presentment in this month’s Verderers Court. I woul...

Presentment: Don’t Feed Our Ponies

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April 17th, 2019

Presenting a guest blog from Wednesday’s Verderers Court, a Presentment from Kathy Clarke on the consequences of visitors feeding or petting New Forest livestock. I have rece...

Presentment: Ashurst Hospital Site

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April 17th, 2019

We welcome a guest post from our former chair, Peter Roberts, who gave this Presentment in this month’s Verderers Court. My name is Peter Roberts. I am a former Verder...