Our Animal Fact Files focus on one animal that you can find in the New Forest and each blog will share lots of interesting facts about our animals, so everyone can learn and understand more about the wonderful wildlife in our beautiful National Park… Top facts about Donkeys in the New Forest: -…
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From the mightiest oaks to the most delicate of birches; from scarlet fungi to yellow-specked bracken, the magical New Forest, Europe’s best National Park, is the place to enjoy some spectacular autumn colour. Check out our favourite spots to see the stunning autumn colours… Denny Wood One of the…
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Our Animal Fact Files focus on one animal that you can find in the New Forest and each blog will share lots of interesting facts about our animals, so everyone can learn and understand more about the wonderful wildlife in our beautiful National Park… Top facts about Ponies in the New Forest: -…
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One thing that you may not know about the New Forest is that all of the free-roaming ponies, cattle, donkeys, sheep and pigs in the forest are not as wild as you think they are, they all have owners! But who owns them?! That would be Commoners in the New Forest! What is commoning? Commoning is a…
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The magical New Forest is famous for its roaming ponies and donkeys. But what about our fallow deer? Or our shy smooth snakes? Or all the other amazing wild creatures – not to mention the unique habitats they live in? If you’d like to treat yourself or the children to a close encounter with some of…
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*UPDATE : THIS YEAR'S PANNAGE SEASON HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 21ST DECEMBER 2020. For 2020, pannage in the New Forest begins on Monday 14th September and *has been extended into late December. This is due to a another bumper crop of acorns across the forest. The practice of pannage (also known as…
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Leaf Peeping is the lovely American term for the very agreeable pastime of travelling to photograph and marvel over Nature’s Fireworks – when the solid green tree canopy becomes a wonderland of colour as its leaves turn scarlet, orange and gold. Want to give it a go? Step into our Ancient Woodlands…
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Now that lockdown is easing, you'll want to come and visit the magical New Forest. And our fabulous eating places, attractions and activities and places to stay can’t wait to welcome you back! (Not to mention our famous roaming ponies!) But - because we share this amazing space with so much wildlife…
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We know this is a difficult time, and the fact you can’t visit the New Forest to see our gorgeous spring wildlife might be making it even harder for you, so we thought we’d give you a little update on our spring wildlife that you can look at and enjoy from your own home. Bluebells… The bluebells…
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As March arrives it will hopefully bring with it some warmer spring weather here in the New Forest. March is a perfect time to get out and about and explore our great outdoors. Here are some of our top tips on things you can see and do here during March: Spot the spring flowers begin to bloom Look…
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