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Discover the real New Forest – an incredible living, working landscape, shaped over centuries by the animals that graze it, and the people who own and care for them – the “commoners”: Ordinary people, with ordinary jobs, but with an extraordinary commitment.
If you want reliable, straightforward answers to your questions about the New Forest and prefer fact over folklore then this is the site for you. Please do explore. We’ve included more information than ever before. If you know what you’re looking for then do use the Search button above to go straight to the right place.
You can also support us by applying to join the CDA. You don’t need to be a commoner to join as an Associate Member.
All members are invited to the 2020 AGM: 7.30pm, Friday 3rd April, Lyndhurst Community Centre
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What’s the New Forest done for us?
18th November 2019
The past three years have given ample time for Britain to think about what a break from the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) could mean for the countryside and nature. Could the ... READ MORE
New Forest commoners advised to remove cattle horns
15th October 2019
The New Forest Commoners' Defence Association (CDA) is advising commoners in the New Forest to dehorn their cattle. This unprecedented move comes after a series of serious ... READ MORE
Kick on! The Glover Review & The New Forest
23rd September 2019
CDA Chair, Tony Hockley, offers his personal views on the review of national landscapes The review of Designated Landscapes led by Julian Glover faced a huge ... READ MORE
Special CDA/Verderers Meeting for Cattle Commoners
30th August 2019
Recreation & Cattle 7.30pm, 19th September 2019, Lyndhurst Community Centre All cattle commoners are invited to a special meeting hosted jointly by the Official Verderer ... READ MORE
Forestry England’s housing sell-off halted by Ministers, for now…
5th August 2019
In May 2019 the CDA wrote to Michael Gove alerting him to Forestry England's new and unauthorised approach to marketing Crown-owned land and homes in the New Forest. After a long ... READ MORE
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