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Saving the New Forest: NFA The First 150 Years
To celebrate our 150th anniversary we published a book setting out our history and events in the New Forest during our first 150 years.

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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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Thursday 20th August 2026

Visit to Needs Ore Nature Reserve on 20th August 2026
Given the popularity of our Needs Ore visit last year we are grateful to the Beaulieu estate for giving us permission to visit Needs Ore again. Needs Ore is a nature reserve at the...

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Letter to Dame Angela Eagle: Common Land and Commoners excluded from ELM Schemes

April 15th, 2026

The New Forest Association is a conservation charity formed in 1867 with the purpose of protecting and conserving the New Forest – the legal title to which you hold on behalf of th...

Letter to Mary Creagh, Minister for Protected Landscapes

July 6th, 2025

Dear Mary Creagh, We support many of the reform proposals recommended by the Landscapes Review headed by Julian Glover (commonly known as the Glover Review). We agree that governan...

Letter to MP Julian Lewis: Planning and Infrastructure Bill

May 12th, 2025

I am writing to you as Chair of the New Forest Association (NFA) asking that you help protect the New Forest National Park for the future as the Planning and Infrastructure Bill pa...

Letter to Craig Harrison: Tree felling during the bird breeding season

February 9th, 2025

The New Forest Association (NFA) would like to express its concern and disappointment regarding the continuing effect of tree felling on breeding birds in the New Forest. As you w...

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