Even in 1990 it was becoming difficult to cope with the demands being made on the Forest.
Firm grounds to raise questions over the quality of Forest’s beech trees
“A distressing story of inadequate planning.”
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Some weeks ago, the verderers were told of the existence of plans to charge for the use of all 130 recreation car parks across the Forest.
Momentous decisions made at the highest level prevented the New Forest going the same way as many other royal woods.
An overview of verderers’ vital work.
Exploring how the Forest verderers’ court has changed over the decades
There is unending demand for more cycling routes through the Forest.
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This week the New Forest Note taker explores issues around plastic beef and strangles at Bishop’s Dyke.
Note taker examines a significant anniversary for the New Forest
‘The Forest is in transition from one set of confusing subsidies to an even larger group of still more complex successors.’
Verderers remain the best hope for the future of the New Forest
Following months of wrangling over food van licensing on Forest, there’s little sign of the issue being resolved soon.
Wooded area was lost to memory as new village was born.
‘The Forest may come to bitterly regret new commercial arrangement in the future.’
‘Continuous rain over recent months have not been conducive to good car park maintenance.’
Exploring the jumbled law which could spell trouble for the New Forest national park.
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Freedom of Information request showed no enforcement action had been taken over byelaw breaches in the New Forest since 2015.
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Evidence of farmers remeandering small streams decades ago can still be seen today.
‘It was a disgrace to leave burnt out powerboat for almost two days.’
