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Grab an early bird discount while you still can to the Green Halo Partnership Conference 2024 '
#NationalParks
for Health: A Natural Health Service'
Wed 12 June 2024, 10am - 5pm at
#Beaulieu
Inn in the heart of the
#NewForest
.
#nature
#health
#wellbeing
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All stores in Ashurst, Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst are now disposable BBQ-free!
Across the New Forest 18 stores have backed our
#BBQFreeNewForest
campaign. 👏
🙏 Please help us sign up more by speaking to your local retailer or sharing our post.
ℹ️
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We are appealing to retailers across the Forest to remove disposable BBQs from sale and for a continued ban on fires and BBQs in the open countryside of the National Park. Supported by
@Hants_fire
@hantsconnect
@EngNewForest
Can you help?
#BBQFreeNewForest
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HRH The Countess of Wessex opened the Fort Climate Centre
@CETnewforest
#NewForest
to help people of all ages learn about the
#climatecrisis
.
Funded by Fort Foundation plus a
@HeritageFundUK
grant led by the
@NewForestNPA
.
.
.
#CountessOfWessex
#CountessSophie
#BritishRoyal
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Head to Lymington-Keyhaven Nature Reserve this Sunday for its ever-popular annual open day. It's free!
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Tweet your
#newforest
photos using
#autumnsnaps17
to win photo contest prizes. See Image by
@Matt_Pinner
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Commoners and organisations come together to ask drivers to
#add3minutes
to commute to reduce animal road deaths once the clocks go back.
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Who else is watching
#AYearInTheNewForest
on
@Channel4
- the unique
#newforest
through the eyes of some its most colourful characters!
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Can you match this from Chloe Emma? Then tweet a spring photo of
#newforest
using
#springsnaps16
to enter comp.
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The Big Butterfly Count starts tomorrow! It only takes 15 minutes and you can download a free app or ID chart.
The
#NewForest
has an impressive range of butterflies thanks to careful habitat management. What will YOU spot?
@savebutterflies
More here:
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Hatchet Pond 🦆 nr
#Beaulieu
🐴 an important pond with
#SpecialQualities
in the
#NewForest
🍃 Many
#wetland
plant species found here have long since become extinct elsewhere in the
#UK
& it's also home to triple-jawed 100-toothed medicinal leeches which can grow up to 20cm 🧛
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Relieved to see
@marksandspencer
supporting our
#BanTheBBQ
disposable BBQ campaign to help reduce
#wildfires
& cut
#waste
. Pic by Mac Hall shows
#bbq
fire in the
#NewForest
in 2020
At M&S we want to help protect open spaces and reduce the risk of fires. We’d already stopped selling disposable barbecues near national parks and in London but given the unusually hot and dry conditions, we’ve taken the precautionary step of removing them from sale across the UK
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BBQs and fires are not allowed anywhere in the
#NewForest
at the moment.
Wildfires can spread quickly and have devastating effects on the landscape and wildlife. This pic was taken near
#Sway
just last month.
Please don't light fires or BBQs. ❌ 🔥 🙏
📷 Mac Hall
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We're celebrating National Parks Week (July 25 - July 31). Check out this stunning
#NewForest
pic by Alan Forder
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Morning rush hour in the forest
#rushhour
#newforest
#newforestponies
#ponies
#commoners
#Shetland
#trafficjam
#drivesafely
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The clocks changing this weekend marks the return of longer & brighter days 😎
Thank you to everyone who has taken extra care over the winter to slow down & be vigilant for the Forest animals - soon foals & calves will be born so please continue to take care when on Forest roads
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#Thankyou
to all the fire crews around
#Hampshire
and the
#NewForest
tackling the fires over the last week
@BurleyFire52
@Fordingbridge47
@Hythe44
@Hants_fire
@HantsFireSafety
@Lyndhurst48
@Brockenhurst50
@NewMilton51
@RingwoodFire
@Beaulieu_49
@Hardley58
👍
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Thank you for helping to protect the
#NewForest
🙏🏽
We are proud to support
@NewForestNPA
with their campaign against the sale of disposable barbecues.
Today, we have removed them from our shelves at all of our stores located in the New Forest area.
#BBQFreeNewForest
@ForestryEngland
@newforestdc
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⚠️ THE NEW FOREST IS ON AMBER FIRE ALERT ⚠️
This weekend an amber wildfire alert has been issued for the New Forest. Another reminder that BBQs, camping stoves and open flames are banned in the New Forest.
#BBQFreeNewForest
#NewForest
#NewForestCode
📷 Marc Hall
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This foal was spotted chewing a piece of litter.😡
Litter can harm the local wildlife and livestock. Large bits of plastic can also break up into microplastics which find their way into water courses and oceans.
Please take your rubbish home with you to dispose of responsibly.
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Can you match this from previous photo comp winner Steve Elson? Tweet a photo using
#autumnsnaps17
to enter this autumn's contest.
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In a 1 hour special Peter Owen-Jones spends a year in the New Forest revealing its wildlife history landscapes & meeting the people who live & work here
@BBC4
9pm 9 Jan
@BigWaveTV
@ForestryCommEng
@NFTrust
@Forest_Commoner
@RSPB_SouthEast
@HantsIWWildlife
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Tune in to BBC South Today at 6.30pm! We and our partner organisations
@EngNewForest
,
@Hants_fire
and Streets Ironmongers will be talking about the campaign to ban disposable BBQs in the
#NewForest
.
@BBCSouthToday
#BBQFreeNewForest
#BeWildfireAware
#ResponsibleRecreation
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Endangered eels have returned to ponds in
#Beaulieu
thanks to little ‘eelavators’ created to help them on their way.
Read about
#eels
& their epic journey from the Atlantic to the
#NewForest
here
#freshwater
#endangered
@PondRiverStream
@Beaulieu_Hants
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We reckon we're at peak purple here in the
#NewForest
. Amazing photo from
@Steve_Hogan_
. We have the most extensive area of heathland remaining in western Europe. Find out about this amazing habitat:
Lovely colours in the
#newforest
@TheNewForestUK
@HampshireLife
@STPictures
@BBCEarth
@BBCRadioSolent
@VisitHampshire
@HollyJGreen
@NewForestNPA
@BeautifulSouthM
@hantsconnect
@SonyPictures
@manfrotto_uk
@StormHour
@VisitBritain
please click image for full view
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Are you planning a bonfire over the next few days? Then please do take a moment to carefully check the pile for sleeping hedgehogs.
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We love all of them
@Steve_Hogan_
! 📷 😍
Good afternoon here is a few images taken over the past couple of weeks
@TheNewForestUK
which one do you like
#newforest
@NewForestNPA
#Hampshire
@VisitHampshire
@newforestdc
@StormHour
@SonyUK
@ZEISSLenses
@kingstontech
(Click images)
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Mires and bogs in the New Forest play a critical role.
Acting like sponges they hold much-needed water on the land, supporting wildlife and plants, and helping to prevent flooding for communities further downstream.
@NaturalEngland
@NFVerderers
@ForestryEngland
@RealNewForest
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Exploring
@BBCWinterwatch
at
@RSPBArne
- fantastic behind the scenes tour!
@RSPBSouthWest
#winterwatch
#bbc
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Head to Lymington-Keyhaven Nature Reserve this Sunday for its ever-popular annual open day. It's free!
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🚗 If you are planning on driving to the New Forest please abide by the Forest code and park in the open car parks. Damage to the verges can result in conviction and a fine of £2,500.
⚠️ When driving 'stay alert' as foals are on the roads.
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Pannage starts today in the
#NewForest
, where commoners let their pigs loose on the to hoover up fallen acorns:
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🐷 Pannage is now in full swing so if you see pigs in the
#NewForest
please
#KeepYourDistance
.
The pigs are owned by commoners and they've been released to hoover up fallen acorns, which are poisonous to ponies.
More about pannage
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Good morning
#BBQFreeNewForest
campaigners! We are LIVE on
@BBCBreakfast
this morning at 9.30am talking about our campaign to remove disposable BBQs from sale in the
#NewForest
to protect our fragile landscape from 🔥. Thanks for all your support so far 🙏🏽
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Please - NO BBQs or fires of any kind in the
#NewForest
which is on EXTREMELY high fire alert.
⚠️⚠️The New Forest is on extremely high alert for the risk of fires this weekend⚠️⚠️ If you visit us please do NOT bring a BBQ with you or light any kind of fire - these are currently not allowed anywhere on the Forest due to risk of wildfires.
@Hants_fire
@NewForestNPA
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Tune into BBC Radio Four at 3pm today!
Our archaeologist, Lawrence Shaw, will be on Gardeners' Question Time talking about ancient marks and symbols on New Forest trees.
@BBCGQT
@NewForestArch
📷 BNPS
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Few people realise the importance the
#NewForest
played in both World Wars. To see the archive of videos, pictures & first-hand memories of the wartime Forest, visit the New Forest Knowledge website.
#LeastWeForget
#RemembranceSunday
#WeWillRememberThem
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The
#NewForest
is on amber fire alert. Please help keep the Forest safe by leaving BBQs and camping stoves at home and packing a
#picnic
instead.
BBQs, fires and any naked flames are not allowed. 🔥
#NewForestCode
#CareForTheForest
#BeForestFriendly
#BeWildfireAware
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Check out this handsome chap!
Britain's largest
#beetle
- the stag beetle - is now mainly restricted to parts of the south, and the
#NewForest
is one of its strongholds.
Read more on these beautiful beasties and how you can help them:
📷 David Orme
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Our rangers have been busy preparing litter picking kits, ready for you to pick up FREE at a range of outlets across the
#NewForest
from TODAY.
Be part of our new Ambassador scheme. 💙
Find out more:
#BeKindOutside
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Celebrating
#WorldRangerDay
with
@newforestranger
Thank you to all the rangers up and down the lands for inspiring and educating a love of nature to all that cross their path. 🌳💚
#InOurHands
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The stallions are still out in the Forest, so please continue to
#KeepYourDistance
and do not walk or ride through pony herds.
This year, 10 stallions have been turned out until June 22. Find out more at
📷 Barry Whitcher
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We want you to enjoy the
#NewForest
. ❤️
However, please note that accommodation is only open to those who have pre-booked. The 10 Camping in the Forest sites are closed. Wild camping is not allowed in the New Forest, nor overnight stays in car parks.
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A great day with
@newforestranger
@ChrisGPackham
@Camping_CITF
@itvnews
with rangers of the future
#InnerChildBootCamp
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Today is the winter
#solstice
- the longest night of the year, but one which heralds the coming of spring and light.
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As the sun goes down on another worrying day, we send good wishes to you and yours from the New Forest
#stayhomestaysafe
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The
#NewForest
has some spectacular views all year round and sometimes you just need to find a nice spot to relax.
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This cow was seen chewing on litter along a road in Ipley today.😥
Litter can cause great harm to the
#NewForest
’s wildlife and grazing stock, so please always take extra care to pack up your belongings when visiting the National Park.
#LeaveOnlyFootPrints
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We’re out and about again today with
@EngNewForest
&
@newforestdc
caring for the Forest & making people aware of the
#NewForestCode
.
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🐷 Pannage season officially starts today (11 Sept), so you may start to see
#pigs
out in the
#NewForest
.
As with all Forest livestock, please pass wide and slow, and thank you for not touching, approaching or feeding the pigs.
Pic: Peter LeCointe
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⏰ British Summer Time ends today. As the clocks go back, our journeys to and from work are often in the dark, making it hard to see animals on
#NewForest
roads.
⚠️ Slowing down to 30mph can dramatically reduce the number of animals injured or killed on the roads.
#Add3Minutes
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Thank you Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service for getting this donkey out of the mud today. 👏👏👏
Have you herd this one? In
#Bramshaw
this morning, a donkey's front legs were stuck in mud.
Two
#TeamHants
Animal Rescue Advisors successfully ass-isted her out unharmed using rescue equipment 🚒
#AnimalRescue
#WednesdayWisdom
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Can you match this from previous photo comp winner Steve Elson? Tweet a photo using
#autumnsnaps17
to enter this autumn's contest.
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Our Forest crews are still helping with the fire in Wareham. ❌🚭🔥 do not use BBQ’s in the Forest as we are currently on a severe fire warning ⚠️
#BellsDown
08:00 43P1 Mobilised as Relief Crew to Wareham Forest to assist with the Wildfire.
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Tonight is
#InternationalBatNight
! 🦇
@_BCT_
has put together a pack full things to do for the evening. It can be found on their website here:
To learn more about New Forest bats visit:
📷 Clementine Pointer, Simon Colmer
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Sadly these 2
@redbull
cans aren’t part of the
#newforest
livestock - nor do they have wings to fly from your car window to the nearest dustbin. Please take your litter home 😃🙏
#LoveYourLitter
#LoveYourNationalPark
#NewForestCode
#NewForestSpringClean
@newforestdc
@EngNewForest
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Are you planning to visit the New Forest? Please plan ahead and respect and care for the New Forest.
In line with Government guidance, accommodation & attractions are only open to those who have pre-booked, for advice visit:
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🐮 One of the first things you notice about the
#NewForest
are the animals which graze on unfenced, open areas.
🐴 They have no road sense and wander across the roads, gather on corners and are unpredictable!
📢 Please watch & share our video and
#DriveWithCare
to keep them safe.
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🐍 A beautiful
#adder
enjoying the afternoon sunshine near Picket Post yesterday.
The
#NewForest
#NationalPark
is lucky to be home to all six of the UK’s native
#reptile
species.
Find out more about adders in the New Forest here:
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Temperatures and leaves are dropping. 🍂
The New Forest is a magical place to be in the autumn!
Share your autumn photos below ⬇
📷 Caroline Wilkins
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It's
#WorldWetlandsDay
on Sunday. Did you know that wet, heathland soils can store as much or more carbon as woodlands? The New Forest has 75% of ALL the boggy and wet heathlands still remaining in North Western Europe.
@NaturalEngland
@NFVerderers
@ForestryEngland
📹
@BigWaveTV
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☀️ It’s going to be another glorious day! 😎
If you’re out enjoying the
#NewForest
today please leave the BBQ at home and do not light fires of any kind.
#BBQFreeNewForest
#BringAPicnicNotABBQ
📢 Please share our video and help protect the New Forest.
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🕖 It’s not just evenings that animal accidents peak in the winter – it’s also between 7am and 8am on weekdays. If you commute through the
#NewForest
, please be extra vigilant in the winter months, including the mornings.
#Add3Minutes
@EngNewForest
@RealNewForest
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Pannage starts tomorrow when pigs are let loose in the
#NewForest
. Pic credit: Mark Simpson
http://t.co/5ZO0oXhtrh
http://t.co/XYQPqw30u8
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🚫 The New Forest’s free-roaming cows, ponies and donkeys are all owned by commoners and it is an offence under the byelaws to feed them.
🐴 It's very harmful and can cause deadly colic or choke.
Please
#KeepYourDistance
and never touch or feed
#NewForest
livestock.
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Pannage ends on Sunday - so no more sights like this around the
#newforest
until next
#autumn
...!
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Many New Forest streams were artificially straightened in Victorian times, drying out the landscape and damaging wildlife. For a decade we've worked hard to restore their natural bends and bring them back to health.
@ForestryEngland
@NFVerderers
@NaturalEngland
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#HatchetPond
hosts some very rare and endangered species, inc medicinal leech, great crested newt, common toad and European eel.
⛔ Swimming isn't permitted as it damages this unique habitat. Rangers patrol the area.
#NewForest
#LeaveOnlyFootprints
📷 ©
@PondRiverStream
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Please do not bring barbeques or light fires in the Forest as we have dangerous fire conditions at the moment; the whole area is on a severe fire alert.🔥
Lyndhurst were mobilised to another fire in The New Forest this evening!
We care about our forest and our wildlife! We don’t want it to be destroyed by mindless acts like this!
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When planning to walk, picnic or cycle in the
#NewForest
please bring a bag to take your
#litter
home with you. Thank you to all those who
#CareForTheForest
#FollowTheNewForestCode
#LoveYourLitter
#LoveYourNationalParks
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Finally some sunshine in the National Park as spring arrives!☀️ Brilliant picture by Rob Franklin 👍🏼
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#widlifewednesday
#donkey
#janesmoorpond
#newforest
#wildlifephotography
#spring
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It's the (official) first day of spring! 🌱 Did you know that the length of day and night is nearly equal today as it's the spring equinox?
What a fantastic photo by Matt Roseveare of a gorgeous stonechat 📸
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#newforestnationalpark
#newfo
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Disposable BBQs & fires are now banned across vast swathes of the open countryside across
#Dorset
and the
#NewForest
. Thank you to
@waitrose
@marksandspencer
@sainsburys
@Tesco
and all the local stores for removing them from sale & protecting nature. Visit
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It's
#NationalTreeWeek
! 🌳
Did you know that in the New Forest we have recorded around 1,000 ancient trees - this is believed to be the highest concentration of ancient trees in Western Europe.
Visit our website to learn more 🤯 ➡
📷 Peter LeCointe
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Please do not support the NHS by lighting sky lanterns. They are a fire hazard and pose a threat to our special landscape, wildlife and livestock, particularly given the recent hot weather. Instead we will
#ClapForTheNHS
👏🌈
Important warning from
@NFCC_FireChiefs
about the dangers of lighting sky lanterns, which can cause wildfires and serious damage to farms, livestock and the environment. There are many other ways to support our
#NHSheroes
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Fantastic photo by Matt
@Matt_Pinner
and great advice to drive carefully around the beautiful National Park! Stay safe!
Nice day for a Drive around the New Forest!! However if you are driving please be safe 🙏 Take care
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Our spring
#newforest
photo competition is now open - tweet your photo with
#springsnaps17
to enter and win:
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📢 Calling all friends of the
#NewForest
! The New Forest code has been updated and is now available in an online toolkit with a range of shapes and sizes - including exhibition posters, social media images and videos - for everyone to download and share 👉
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🔥 As well as being potentially harmful to wildlife, glass bottles are a fire risk on the dry earth of the
#NewForest
. Please take your litter home with you to dispose of responsibly, and remember ❌No BBQs ❌No naked flames.
#BeKindOutside
#BeWidfireAware
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🤔 Please show respect & care if you’re out in the New Forest
❌🔥 Severe fire risk this weekend – BBQs & campfires are not allowed - Public toilets and other facilities are closed - Please take your rubbish home
🙏 Please share and help look after
#NewForestNationalPark
🌳🌿
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We have some big plans for a little meadow gifted to the NPA recently. 💚 The half-acre meadow in
#Godshill
#NewForest
was donated by a family who has owned it since the early 20th Century. Read about its history and our plans to manage it for nature 👉
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🙏Please DO NOT bring BBQs or light any fires in the
#NewForest
. Due to the severe fire risk they are currently banned. Please extinguish all cigarettes safety and take litter home.
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❄️ ⚠️ With freezing conditions predicted over the weekend please leave extra time for your journey.
Animals are much more likely to be on the roads, licking the salt, that has been put down for your safety.
🙏
#Add3Minutes
#DriveToTheConditionsNotTheLimit
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Who enjoyed our
#NewForest
#BBC4
@BigWaveTV
documentary with
@RealNewForest
@ForestryCommEng
@Cuffnells
tonight? You can catch it on iPlayer in a bit. Big thanks to all involved over the past 18 months!
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Please
#add3minutes
tonight when crossing the
#NewForest
cattle grids, expect animals to be in the roads and be prepared to stop ✋
#expecttheunexpected
⚠️ Please take care! ⚠️ There is extremely thick fog across the forest tonight! 👀 Animals may be around any corner & near the roads. These donkeys are wandering up Fritham. We ask you to with care and respect.
@HantsPolice
@RealNewForest
@NewForestNPA
⚠️ 🧊 ‼️
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We urgently need your help to protect rare
#GroundNestingBirds
, by taking care to stick to the main tracks until the end of July, we can all play a part in ensuring these birds can continue to thrive here & stop their disappearance from our natural world
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Watch live footage from a Goshawk nest in the
#newforest
at
http://t.co/QPtR0qDH1g
http://t.co/lEAjhg6CRd
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⚠️ Tomorrow, 18 stallions are being released onto the
#NewForest
. This footage
@BigWaveTV
shows how important it is to
#KeepYourDistance
while the boys are out, as the erratic behaviour can be dangerous.
@RealNewForest
@NFVerderers
@EngNewForest
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We aren't the only
#NationalPark
with free-roaming livestock! This little foal has the pale or 'mealy' eyes and muzzle typical of the Exmoor pony.
Happy
#ExmoorDay
We work with moorland owners to care for our iconic Exmoor Ponies and even have our own herd – meet our new addition born on Haddon Hill in September, now spending the winter
@ExmoorPonyCntre
.
These expert conservation grazers also make excellent
@ExmoorCompost
! 🐎💩
#ExmoorDay
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Enjoy a bird's eye view of this year's wonderful
#autumn
colour in the
#newforest
showing what a special place the National Park is...
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Today is World Curlew Day. There are less than 40 pairs now registered in the New Forest which is a stronghold for these rare birds, so we need your help. Please keep to the tracks from now until July.
@WCDApril21
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Gorgeous sunrise photo in the New Forest National Park - taken yesterday with
@NewForestArch
filming for
#Lidar
video
http://t.co/gC8kgwPmXI
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