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NFA Chairman on BBC Radio Solent (link available until 27th July 2011)

Peter Roberts, the Chairman of the New Forest Association, was interviewed by Julian Clegg on BBC Radio Solent on his Wednesday 20th July 2011 show, explaining the NFA’s call...

Replace the Forestry Commission and remove conifer plantations in the New Forest, says NFA

PRESS RELEASE:The New Forest Association has called for the Forestry Commission to be replaced in the New Forest and for the Forest’s conifer plantations to be phased out in ...

NFA Issues Its Response to the Independent Panel on Forestry

After the government climbdown on the proposed sale of public woodlands on February 17th 2011, the Independent Panel on Forestry was established on 17 March 2011 to advise governme...

New Forest Association warns that the danger is not over

The New Forest Association has welcomed moves by the Government to cancel its consultation on the privatisation of forests but warns that the danger to the New Forest, one of the n...

Official Verderer Announcement: Forestry Commission Public Forest Estate – Public Consultation

VERDERERS COURT 16th FEBRUARY 2011ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DECISIONSForestry Commission Public Forest Estate – Public Consultation The paper proposes that the New Forest will be cla...

Current Links to Other Organizations Comments on the Forestry Commission sell-off

CPRE Ministers not out of the woods yet RSPB We’re not out of the woods yet, RSPB warns Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust: The Wildlife Trusts’ response to the Gover...

New Forest Association is appalled at Forestry Commission sell off plans

PRESS RELEASE:The New Forest Association has hit out at Government plans to sell off the ‘crown jewels’ of the New Forest, labelling the plans “appalling”. ...

The New Forest could be overgrown within two years

PRESS RELEASE:The New Forest Association (NFA) believes that the Crown Lands of the New Forest deserves the best management expertise the Government can offer. The delicate balance...

New Forest Association Takes Forestry Commission to Task

In today’s September Verderers Court, the NFA took the Forestry Commission to task for ongoing damage to the fabric of the forest and dangerously unsafe debris resulting from...

Forestry Commission Launch Public Forest Estate Consultation

The Forestry Commission of England have launched a consultation on “The Long-term Role of the Forestry Commission Public Forest Estate in England“. This “consulta...
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