Commoning

NATURE will be left to reclaim popular New Forest parking areas closed off in a land-swap deal to unlock the £5.5m replacement of Holmsley bridge.

NEW Forest car parks should be shut from dusk until dawn in a bid to combat wild camping, a leading commoner has suggested.

CHARGES at New Forest car parks are set to be considered afresh by Forestry England as it looks to pay for their increasing use.

THE number of animals killed and injured on New Forest roads has continued to fall with fewer fatalities in 2021 than at any time since records began.

FENCES alongside the A35 need replacing or hungry animals could cause a hazard to motorists, a parish councillor warned.

A REQUEST to plant a dozen oak trees in Burley to commemorate the Queen’s platinum jubilee has been thrown out by the verderers for a second time.

A CAMPAIGN group has delivered a stark warning after a driver was caught at 64mph at a notorious New Forest animal accident blackspot.

LAST summer Forestry England introduced a new system for regulating organised events in the Forest.

MORE stallions will be released this summer in a bid to protect the shrinking population of pure-bred New Forest ponies.

CLASHES between cattle and the public in the New Forest were significantly reduced last year by a safety campaign, the verderers have said.

A MOTORIST visiting the New Forest was banned from the roads for six months after leaving a foal with two broken legs in a crash.

BACK-UP grazing for New Forest animals is being lost as developers seek green space to compensate for housing schemes, a leading commoner has warned.

A DECISION is due on whether to allow plans to plant oak trees in Burley for the Queen’s jubilee which were initially rejected by the verderers.

A MEETING of New Forest groups has been held in a push to improve the behaviour of "irresponsible" dog owners.

A CAMPAIGN to ban the sale of disposable barbecues around the New Forest has been given a boost after Waitrose and Aldi agreed to stop stocking them.

ORGANISERS have finally given the green light to the highly anticipated New Forest Show this year, promising it will be better than ever.

A WOODGREEN man has been found guilty of a driving incident which killed a pony at a notorious New Forest animal accident blackspot.

THE verderers have been urged to reconsider a decision to refuse a tree planting scheme in Burley to mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee.

A COMMONING couple say their "faith in human kindness has been restored" after they received a raft of help offers following a fire.

DOG owners have questioned claims linking their animals' mess in the New Forest to the deaths of unborn calves, instead pointing the finger at foxes.