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England Coast Path: What you need to know

CommoningHabitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
May 6th, 2018

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...

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...

NFA President’s Report 2017-18

Recreation Committee
April 16th, 2018

Our President, Oliver Crosthwaite Eyre sets our work in big picture context, Brexit, the 25 Year Environment Plan, Recreation Management Strategy and Local Plans. Last of our seri...

NFA Planning and Transport 2017-18

Planning & Transport CommitteeRecreation Committee
April 14th, 2018

Here Planning and Transport Chair, Graham Baker weighs in, with some frustrations, over the past year, full of mounting concerns of increased pressure on the Forest. Part of our se...

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 ...

DEVELOPMENT THREAT TO THE NEW FOREST

Planning & Transport Committee
February 23rd, 2018

DEVELOPMENT THREAT TO THE NEW FOREST – URGENT Please help us to help the New Forest. Your action is needed now! Friends of the New Forest (New Forest Association) is urging our mem...

Recreation Management Strategy and Solent Recreation Mitigation Partnership Strategy

Habitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
January 18th, 2018

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...

Friends of the New Forest host national conference

Other
October 21st, 2017

National Parks Societies Conference 2017 The Friends of the New Forest recently hosted a three-day national conference at Balmer Lawn Hotel, Brockenhurst, which was attended by rep...

Public Pressure on the Forest : Presentment from the New Forest Young Commoners Group

CommoningHabitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
October 18th, 2017

Here we welcome a guest post from Oliver Cook, Chair of the New Forest Forest Young Commoners Committee, who gave this Presentment in this month’s Verderers Court. As Young C...

Recreation Management Strategy Survey Response

Habitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
August 9th, 2017

Our response to the Future Forest RMS Survey launched by the New Forest National Park Authority. We call for priority projects to address outdated infrastructure, boost regard for...

Recreation Management Strategy Survey / England Coast Path NFNPA July 2017

Habitat & Landscape CommitteeRecreation Committee
July 13th, 2017

This Statement was made to the New Forest National Park Authority at their meeting on 13th July 2017. Whilst we welcome the review of the RMS, the emphasis and approach of the surv...

“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...

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