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FIRE AT BRATLEY/BACKLEY/A31 AUGUST 2026
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August 17th, 2026

An article by Clive Chatters in response to the fire.

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29th September 2026
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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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Byelaw Watch 2024: Call For Volunteers

Recreation Committee
July 29th, 2024

We need your help again! In August 2022 we conducted the first Byelaw Watch which recorded over 4,500 breaches of the most significant Forestry Commission and Verderer Byelaws, som...

PSPOs for the Dog Control in the Forest (and what the Kennel Club say about PSPOs)

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December 8th, 2022

New Forest District Council has sent two draft Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO) , which we broadly support, for public consultation. The first to ban the lighting of fires an...

Public Spaces Protection Orders And The New Forest

CommoningRecreation Committee
December 6th, 2022

New Forest District Council has sent two draft Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO) , which we broadly support, for public consultation. The first to ban the lighting of fires a...

NFDC Cabinet Advances Prohibitions on Forest Pony Feeding and Barbecues to Consultation

CommoningRecreation Committee
November 11th, 2022

New Forest District Council has sent two draft Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO) for the Forest to address fires, barbecues, pony feeding and petting to public consultation whi...

Dog Public Space Protection Order: A Statement to NFDC Council Cabinet

Other
November 2nd, 2022

We add our suggestions for a possible Dog Public Spaces Protection Orders to our broad support for the two already proposed New Forest District Council PSPOs. This statement was g...

Byelaw Watch Report 2022

Recreation Committee
October 27th, 2022

The FoNF 2022 Byelaw Watch Report has been published. With grateful thanks to the volunteers who contributed to this with their ‘eyes in the Forest’ And those who compi...

Byelaws Watch Survey – Preliminary Findings

Recreation Committee
September 25th, 2022

Friends of the New Forest made a presentment to the Court of Verderers at their meeting on 21st February in order to provide some feedback on findings from this 2022 survey, which ...

Update On Byelaw Watch 2022

Recreation Committee
August 25th, 2022

With just under one week to go of the August Free Range Byelaw Watch here is a quick update of the outcome up to 15th August 2022. We have received 180 responses by 65 or so volunt...

Byelaws Watch Survey 2022

Recreation Committee
July 26th, 2022

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS The New Forest is in theory protected by byelaws that aim to conserve the Forest, preserve its tranquillity, and regulate recreational use – the Forestry Commis...

Damaging and Illegal Activities Revealed in the New Forest

Recreation Committee
January 6th, 2022

1,100 reports of litter and dog mess 550 reports of cyclists away from designated tracks 500+ reports of cars parked on open forest verges away from car parks 50 reports of livesto...

2021 New Forest Byelaw Watch

Recreation Committee
September 18th, 2021

The 2022 Byelaw Watch is HERE The New Forest is in theory protected by byelaws that aim to conserve the forest, preserve its tranquillity, and regulate recreational use. However, t...

Presentment: Recreation Events at Night

Habitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
November 15th, 2017

Last month the Commoners Defence Association noted problems with the planned 2nd December, Hampshire Maverick Silva Dark Series trail running event. It is in early evening, but in...

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