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England Coast Path: What can I do about it?

We suggest some representations you might wish to make.  And discuss how the format of the consultation is restrictive. In the run up to the end of the consultation on the Highclif...

England Coast Path: Not A Whitewash (Magenta, Actually)

The Ordnance Survey’s Rubberstamping of a Bad Idea In the early days of the England Coast Path project, the Ordnance Survey were tasked with the depicting the ECP as a new Na...

England Coast Path: MisGuidance

Natural England’s Playbook for Coastal Access has problems.  The least of which is its ignorance of National Parks. The Coastal Access Scheme 2010 / 2013 This guidance docume...

England Coast Path: Out of Order

Coastal Margin, One of the worst features of the Coast Path framework was not consulted on publicly.  It’s not even defined in the Act itself. As though some inherent, receiv...

England Coast Path: What you need to know

The consultation on the Highcliffe to Calshot stretch of the England Coast Path closes on Wednesday 9th May.  We’ve been discussing the possible negative impacts of the propo...

Presentment April: England Coast Path

I’d hoped that my previous presentment on the England Coast Path would be the last, and thank the court yet again for its inclusion in unusual circumstances. The complexity of the ...

NFA Habitat and Landscape 2017-18

Habitat and Landscape Chair, Brian Tarnoff reviews with uncharacteristic brevity the past year on the Forest Design Plan, Recreation Management Strategy and the England Coast Path....

Whistleblower Leaks Plan to Convert Forest To Car Park

In what may be an advance preview of the next Recreation Management Strategy, a whistleblower has come forward with information indicating plans afoot to pave the entire Forest to ...

Presentment: England Coast Path Consultation

We are now one week into the consultation on the Highcliffe to Calshot stretch of the England Coast Path. This well meaning but unnecessary project will create non-historic rights ...
ECP with Exclusions, SSSI, SAC

Recreation Management Strategy and Solent Recreation Mitigation Partnership Strategy

Our representation to Public Questions from the January meeting of the New Forest National Park Authority. We point out flaws in the draft interpretation of last years Recreation M...

Presentment: Thanks to FC for continued Fungi policy / England Coast Path shortcomings

Fungi The NFA hope the Verderers will join us in thanking the Forestry Commission for their continuing attempts to protect fungi vital to the habitat of the Crown Lands. As they di...

England Coast Path: Our Letter to the New Forest Access Forum

England Coast Path The England Coast Path (ECP) will create new non-historically based Rights of Way which may also join up existing Rights of Way, including the Solent Way. It wil...
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