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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...

Campsites on the Crown Lands : Our Statement to the New Forest National Park Authority

Habitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
July 14th, 2022

We highlight our concerns with Forestry England’s tender for their campsites on the protected habitat of the New Forest to the July 2022 meeting of the New Forest National Pa...

Tender for the operator of New Forest campsites: Our Letter to Forestry England

CommoningHabitat & Landscape Committee
June 28th, 2022

We were greatly heartened by the news that Forestry England and Forestry and Land Scotland had purchased Camping in the Forest (CiTF) from The Camping and Caravanning Club, because...

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...

Proposed tree felling at Slap Bottom Burley

Other
December 20th, 2019

Statement Issued 20th December 2019 The Association’s attention has been drawn to concerns raised about proposed tree felling within the New Forest at Slap Bottom, Burley. We note ...

Chris Packham Pushes For Unicorn Rewilding in the New Forest

CommoningHabitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
March 31st, 2019

This article originally appeared in the 1st April, 2019 edition of the Lymington Tomes / Miltonian Adverteaser and is reprinted without any regard to their permission. Miltonian Ad...

Rewilding The New Forest?

CommoningHabitat & Landscape Committee
February 25th, 2019

The growl of a large grizzly bear filled the hall at Lyndhurst Community Centre and the audience of two hundred people gasped. As curtains drew back and they were confronted with a...

Forestry Commission response to BBC Inside Out South

Commoning
January 30th, 2019

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...

Our Chair Responds to BBC Inside Out Allegations

Commoning
January 29th, 2019

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.

Fungi and the Law (a summary)

Habitat & Landscape Committee
October 22nd, 2018

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...

Presentment: Recreation Management Strategy : May

Habitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
May 16th, 2018

At January’s Court, I asked you to take with a blood pressure threatening portion of salt, the results of last year’s online RMS survey, which by its own terms made no attempt to g...

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