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Two New Forest Commoners honoured at 2025 New Forest Awards

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Two New Forest Commoners honoured at 2025 New Forest Awards 06/08/2025

Ben Dolbear and Andrew Parry-Norton

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Salt licks now in place along Roger Penny Way

Salt licks now in place along Roger Penny Way

13/01/2022

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A parasite found in dog faeces has been attributed to several cows aborting their calves

A parasite found in dog faeces has been attributed to several cows aborting their calves

04/01/2022

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New Forest Livestock Society – 2022 Provisional Sale Dates

New Forest Livestock Society – 2022 Provisional Sale Dates

14/12/2021

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NFCDA response to the New Forest National Park Draft Partnership Plan

NFCDA response to the New Forest National Park Draft Partnership Plan

28/09/2021

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Helping to spread key messages !

Helping to spread key messages !

23/07/2021

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NFCDA response to the consultation on the allocation of land on the New Forest Common for the Basic Payment Scheme

NFCDA response to the consultation on the allocation of land on the New Forest Common for the Basic Payment Scheme

30/01/2021

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ELM and Commons: What does the Future Hold?

ELM and Commons: What does the Future Hold?

09/12/2020

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Consultation on the allocation of land on the New Forest common for the Basic Payment Scheme

Consultation on the allocation of land on the New Forest common for the Basic Payment Scheme

30/11/2020

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How do commoners catch their ponies?

How do commoners catch their ponies?

18/11/2020

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Our Unprotected Landscape

Our Unprotected Landscape

18/05/2020

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“Don’t delay!” CDA message to ministers

“Don’t delay!” CDA message to ministers

15/05/2020

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Coronavirus: 2020 Stallions

Coronavirus: 2020 Stallions

08/04/2020

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Public Engagement Training for Commoners: 31st March 2020

Public Engagement Training for Commoners: 31st March 2020

05/03/2020

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All change!

All change!

27/02/2020

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What’s the New Forest done for us?

What’s the New Forest done for us?

18/11/2019

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New Forest commoners advised to remove cattle horns

New Forest commoners advised to remove cattle horns

15/10/2019

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Kick on! The Glover Review & The New Forest

Kick on! The Glover Review & The New Forest

23/09/2019

Events

Special CDA/Verderers Meeting for Cattle Commoners

Special CDA/Verderers Meeting for Cattle Commoners

30/08/2019

Blogs

Forestry England’s housing sell-off halted by Ministers, for now…

Forestry England’s housing sell-off halted by Ministers, for now…

05/08/2019

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Forestry England celebrates 100 years: Back to the Future

Forestry England celebrates 100 years: Back to the Future

14/05/2019

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🐴 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 🐴

From tomorrow, Tuesday 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘆, 18 New Forest Pony Stallions will be turned out for 𝟴 𝘁𝗼 𝟵 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀. They may remain on the Forest until Monday 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆.

🎥 In this clip Agister Robert Maton is seen releasing his stallion Mallards Wood Law and Order last year at Ashurst.

⚠️ 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗔 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗝𝗢𝗕 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗢 - Please try to avoid their areas and 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. They are essential for the future of the breed.

📋The stallion area list for 2023 can be found on the Verderers Website https://www.hlsnewforest.org.uk/projects/verderers-grazing-scheme/stallion-scheme/?fbclid=IwAR1aATpIU_h8AAnOz0c3FTFL-2HCgBWRsnJsz2UylNWNr47EnZwLxNTYuIo

#protectandpromotecommoning
#newforestcommoner
#realnewforest
#newforestpony
#rarebreed
#futureofcommoning

New Forest Young Commoners
New Forest Verderers
New Forest National Park Authority

𝗡𝗙𝗟𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪
𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘂 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 - 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯

1️⃣ 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝟭: Registered New Forest Yearling Filly/Colt or gelding.
2️⃣ 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝟮: Registered New Forest 2 & 3 year old Filly/Colt or gelding.

🏵️ Very generous prize money & rosettes to 𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘!
🏵️ Special prize for New Forest Young Commoners

Entry form and schedule on NFED Equestrian
🔗: https://www.nfed.co.uk/e.php?id=7997 #newforestpony #realnewforest #commoner

👀 Have you seen these new signs? ⚠️🚫🐴

👀 Have you seen these new signs? ⚠️🚫🐴

We are really pleased to see them going up in every New Forest Forestry England car park! 🙌🏼

This is another great collaboration; paid for by the NFCDA and New Forest Verderers and installed by the FE.

A big thank you to everyone involved in this project 😁

New Forest National Park Authority
New Forest Young Commoners

#keepyourdistance #donottouch #realnewforest #newforestcommoners #newforest #newforestnationalpark

Rain or shine, our animals help shape the New Fore

Rain or shine, our animals help shape the New Forest!
🐄 🐴 💪

#NewForestCommoners
#NewForestlivestock
#Highlandcow
#NewForestPony

❤️ ❤️ ❤️ Who loves a New Forest Pony

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Who loves a New Forest Pony?

🤗 Commoners love and care for their animals all year round.

🙏 Please help protect them by driving carefully on the roads and not approaching, feeding or petting them.

#NewForest
#Passwideandslow
#lookdonttouch

It is World Wetlands Day today, a great chance to

It is World Wetlands Day today, a great chance to celebrate the New Forest’s amazing wetlands habitat.

Did you know that…

🌍The New Forest is one of the best examples of wetland habitat in Western Europe!

🤯There are over 1000 ponds found in the Forest!

🐌 It is home to over 30% of the UK's freshwater invertebrate species!

#worldwetlandsday
#newforest

Good News 🎉 💁 At the start of the year we

Good News 🎉

💁 At the start of the year we placed our salt licks along Roger Penny Way (A road infamous for animal accidents).

🤔 Ponies love to lick the salt off the road spread by gritting lorries, meaning that in winter they can be attracted to the roads.

📆 Last year was the first year of trialing the licks and it was deemed a success, with fewer animals involved in road accidents in the time they were out!!

↔️ The salt licks are placed well back from the road (130 meters aprox) and will stay there through the winter months.

🐴 Ponies are creatures of habit, the salt licks will draw some animals away from the road, but many will continue with their old ways.

⚠️ It is always important to remember to #expecttheunexpected and please #drivetotheconditions.

Tag your images #RealNewForest

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