About Commoning
The commoning community are a vibrant and diverse community of people who come from all walks of life. Individually they have rights to turn ponies, cattle, pigs, donkeys and sheep out to graze and browse the New Forest’s woodlands, heathlands and lawns. Together the commoners and their animals have shaped the New Forest for generations. There are five Forest Rights:
- Pasture
- Mast
- Estovers
- Turbary
- Marl
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The first drifts of the Autumn take place in August and the New Forest Pony breed shows takes place
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Watchdog charity appeals for help with New Forest byelaws survey
4th August 2022
Conservation charity - Friends of the New Forest - have launched a survey to monitor and record breaches in the New Forest byelaws and are calling on volunteers to help collect ... READ MORE
22-year-old man convicted after a fatal collision with foal
28th April 2022
Ben Hanlan, of East Grange Drive in Leeds, was convicted after the Volkswagen Polo he was driving collided with a foal nearby to Beaulieu Road between midnight on Friday 27 August ... READ MORE
April 2022 Presentments
22nd April 2022
The NFCDA made two presentments at the April 2022 Verderers Court. Nomansland Presentment The first was presented by Andrew Parry-Norton, expressing our concern over a ... READ MORE
The Glover Review Update
9th March 2022
In May 2018 the Government asked for an independent review into whether the protections for National Parks and AONBs are still fit for purpose. In particular, what might be done ... READ MORE
Objection to an application to record three restricted byways near Ringwood
25th February 2022
We have objected to an application to record three byways in the parish of Ringwood. The application was based on three sites: Bagnum Lane SU1734 0272 to Kingston Great ... READ MORE
Applications open to work for The Foundation for Common Land
1st February 2022
Applications are now open for two new roles as landscape recovery test and trial facilitators. The roles are located in The New Forest and The Malverns. Salary - : £36,000 ... READ MORE
Salt licks now in place along Roger Penny Way
13th January 2022
One of the New Forest’s most infamous roads for animal accidents (Roger Penny Way), has been given the go-ahead to trial off-road salt licks in a bid to help grazing animals ... READ MORE
A parasite found in dog faeces has been attributed to several cows aborting their calves
4th January 2022
Last summer, Commoner Tom Gould turned 38 cattle out to graze on the New Forest. The majority of those at the time were in calf. By the Autumn, when the cattle were taken back to ... READ MORE
New Forest Livestock Society – 2022 Provisional Sale Dates
14th December 2021
The New Forest Livestock Society (NFLS) have confirmed their provisional dates for the 2022 sales to be held at Beaulieu Road Sale Yard. The dates are as follows: ... READ MORE
NFCDA response to the New Forest National Park Draft Partnership Plan
28th September 2021
ℹ️ The NFCDA Committee have responded to the New Forest National Park consultation on their emerging Partnership Plan. We hope that the feedback we have provided is ... READ MORE
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