Environment

A water firm has denied claims residents will be left footing the bill for repairs to a Forest car park which was damaged by tankers.

A £400,000 grant from the National Grid will be spent on reinvigorating beauty spots across the Forest and increasing biodiversity.

Two sites in Sway are being investigated amid claims unauthorised work is being carried out on the land.

A £1.3m grant will be spent on restoring 250 hectares of New Forest land to help increase wildlife populations.

New large roadside signs along a main Forest route are part of a new litter “game” launched by the council.

Repairs to the Long Groyne at Hengistbury Head – which plays a “critical role” in reducing coastal flooding and erosion – will start next month.

Closure plans for two New Forest tips are set to be opposed by the district council.

Friends of the New Forest are seeking fresh assurances from politicians the national park will be excluded from the proposed Solent Freeport area.

More than two dozen beach huts must be removed from Milford this spring after storm-related erosion left them unsafe.

A section of the Avon River has been shortlisted to be considered an official bathing water.

A renowned community litter-picker has been honoured as Lymington’s Citizen of the Year.

The New Forest’s threatened wading birds are at the centre of the new conservation project to boost numbers.

Commonly used flea treatments for dogs are causing harm to the Forest’s water bodies and aquatic life, according to a new study.

Visitors to the national park are being urged to stay on the main tracks and keep their dogs nearby to help rare ground-nesting birds.

The leader of New Forest District Council has been urged to step in over proposed cuts to waste and recycling centres.

Evidence that wild boar are roaming the New Forest has been revealed amid an animal charity categorising them as “dangerous”.

A seal pup recently born on a New Forest river is believed to be the first of its kind in the county’s waters.

A Ringwood allotment tenant could be evicted after starting an “extremely frightening” fire that damaged nearby homes.

An organisation which clears dead animals from the Forest has raised £10,000 to purchase a new trailer to ensure the essential service continues.

Pupils from Milford Primary School enjoyed helping to unveil a new orchard at Downton Manor Farm Quarry.