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CDA Letter to Members Relating to Localised Excessive Poaching

CommoningHabitat & Landscape Committee
May 4th, 2018

This letter was written by New Forest Commoners Defence Association Chair Tony Hockley to CDA members, following concerns during the wet winter of 2017-2018. Dear Member You should...

Guest Post: High Level Stewardship AGM 2018 — Official Verderer

Other
April 25th, 2018

The New Forest HLS is England’s largest environmental improvement scheme, launched in 2010. The scheme is managed through a formal partnership between the relevant statutory...

Whistleblower Leaks Plan to Convert Forest To Car Park

Recreation Committee
April 1st, 2018

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: 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...

Recreational Harm : Presentment from the Commoners Defence Association

CommoningHabitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
October 18th, 2017

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. The Se...

“Look, Don’t Pick” – The Arguments

Habitat & Landscape Committee
December 4th, 2016

Over the months since the Forestry Commission announced their “Look, Don’t Pick” Policy for Fungi on The New Forest SSSI on the Crown Lands under their stewardshi...

The Wild Trout Trust and New Forest River Restorations

Habitat & Landscape Committee
December 4th, 2016

For some perspective on some of the issues raised by river restorations we contacted the Wild Trout Trust, themselves deliverers or partners in many river restoration projects addr...

Chalara Ash Dieback Reaches The New Forest

Habitat & Landscape Committee
December 1st, 2016

At tonight’s Consultative Panel, the Deputy Surveyor announced the first laboratory confirmed case of ash dieback within the New Forest National Park. This was discovered in...

The Forestry Commission’s New Forest Fungi Policy

Habitat & Landscape Committee
September 29th, 2016

The New Forest Association are pleased that the Forestry Commission are implementing a “Look, Don’t Pick” rule regarding fungi foraging on the New Forest Site of ...

Material World

Planning & Transport Committee
September 23rd, 2016

One concern I think we all share about the Latchmore Brook project is the transport of the infill materials. This is due to cause a certain amount disturbance and inconvenien...

Presentment: Latchmore Brook: Part 2: Wildlife, Materials and Beauty

Habitat & Landscape CommitteePlanning & Transport Committee
September 21st, 2016

In a feat of both irony, and good timing thematically, the presenter met the five minute limit for Presentments, and was cut short. The first part was an apology from the New Fores...

Presentment: Latchmore Brook: Part 1: An Apology

Habitat & Landscape CommitteePlanning & Transport Committee
September 21st, 2016

As the Latchmore Brook planning application may be decided before the next month’s Verderers Court. The NFA find that we owe everyone an apology. We’ve never made...

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