The Gallery
Learning about and practising commoning on the New Forest.
In medieval times a forest meant an area preserved for royal hunting, and not a wooded area as it does today.
The Agisiter ensures welfare standards of the free-roaming animals are maintained.
The ‘architects’ of the New Forest.
The New Forest landscape supports many species of plants, insects, birds and mammals. It should be valued as a reserve for nature.
One of many gatherings where Commoners can exchange news, information and knowledge.
Pannage season is part of the ancient commoning rights and a popular tradition.
Traditional management practices, particularly commoning, have conserved the ecological diversity of the Forest.
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Lucy Kemp-Welch: Colt Hunting in the New Forest
One of the most important pieces of art ever inspired by the New Forest was a painting by Lucy Kemp-Welch (1869-1958), entitled ‘Colt Hunting in the New Forest’. This painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1897, when she … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Sewell, artist, Black Beauty, Chantrey Bequest, Colt Hunting in the New Forest, horses, Lucy Kemp-Welch, New forest, painting, ponies, Royal Academy, Royal Artillery, suffragette, Tate Gallery, WW1
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New Forest: reflective collar or headband?
The mild weather of late has meant that the trees seem to be holding on to their foliage, and subsequently treating visitors to the New Forest with displays of lingering autumn colour. Soon the strong winds will denude the trees … Continue reading
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Tagged body language, herd, New forest, pony, reflective collar, roads, safety, semi-feral
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New Forest: the hunters and the hunted
The history of the New Forest is very closely intertwined with that of hunting. Indeed, it was for that very purpose that the New Forest was established nearly a thousand years ago. Royal hunting favoured red deer but also extended … Continue reading
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Tagged assizes, bloodhound, Bolton's Bench, carriage, chaise, deer, Deering's Town, Derby, equipage, fox, foxhound, hare, hog, hunted, hunter, Lyndhurst, New forest, omnibus, pig, robbery, Royal Buckhounds, stag, stealing, Winchester
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New Forest: Charter of the Forest 1217
Today (6th November) is the anniversary of one of the most important pieces of legislation ever to be issued in our nation’s history. The carta de foresta or Charter of the Forest, as it became known, was so significant that even … Continue reading
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Tagged 1215, 1217, 1225, 1297, charter foresta, Charter of the Forest, chivalry, Confirmation of Charters, Estovers, Henry III, King John, law, legacy, legal, legate, legitimate, Magna Carta, marl, New forest, Pannage, Statue, Verderer, William Marshall
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