Commoning

THE public has been urged to stay away of the pony drifts in the New Forest this week.

HORSE riders are urged to keep clear of ponies and donkeys in the New Forest after an outbreak of strangles, a highly contagious equine disease.

TWO ponies died in a single crash on a New Forest road last Monday.

A LEADING New Forest conservationist has called on dogs to be kept on leads to protect rare birds.

STRONG sales at a recent Beaulieu Road internet auction have been credited to the continuing “quality and demand” for New Forest ponies.

A CONSERVATION charity is seeking volunteers to record local bylaw breaches in the New Forest.

A NEW Forest pony had to be put down after collapsing in a car park at Godshill.

THE New Forest Show is all set for a return in 2023 after this year's "make or break" edition.

ORGANISERS have hailed the triumphant return of the New Forest Show with perfect weather conditions expected to draw record breaking crowds.

THE dates of this autumn’s pannage season have been announced.

THE New Forest Show will make its long-awaited return next week to celebrate its centenary after a two-year absence due to the pandemic.

THREE drivers were given speeding tickets by police on a road where two ponies were killed just a week previously.

"UNDESIRABLE" behaviour by teens in DofE Award scheme expeditions to the Forest has prompted calls for organisers to be given extra advice.

‘GROUP shoots’ by Forestry England keepers and land owners have been carried out in an attempt to control the New Forest’s booming deer population.

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.