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.
Tag Archives: Big Freeze
New Forest: biblical weather of yesteryear
This week our annual, late-summer appointment with the chimney sweep occurred, and just as well because there have been a few nights over the past week or so that I’ve been sorely tempted to light a fire in the hearth. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1703, agriculture, biblical, Big Freeze, BST, Church, commoning, flood, Fordingbridge, Forestry, gale, Gorely, Great Storm, hogs, hurricane, lead, New forest, Ringwood, River Avon, roof, Royal Navy, St. Mary's, storm, thunder, tornado, weather, wind
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New Forest: The Big Freeze 1963-1964
The rainy weather of late (January 2016) has meant that I’ve had to have a bit of a reorganisation in the hay barn to make room for a vehicle that doesn’t like starting in the wet and cold. I had thought … Continue reading
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Tagged 1963, 1964, Big Freeze, Deputy Surveyor, emergency, feeding, freezing temperatures, hay, keepers, New forest, pony, snow
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