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: hunting
New Forest: medieval dog maiming
I was interested to learn recently that the New Forest has more visitors per square kilometre than any other national park (7.5 visits/km2), and that dog walking was the most common reason for visiting the New Forest throughout the year.[1] … Continue reading
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Tagged canine, Charta de Foresta, claws, Commoners Charter, dogs, expedited, Forest, hunting, lamed, law, lawed, Lymington, Lyndhurst, Magna Carta, maimed, mastiff, Museum, New forest, paws, poaching, terrier, toes, Verderers, walking, William Conqueror
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New Forest: the story of the pig that pointed!
During pannage season pigs undoubtedly become the favourite animal to see in the New Forest. There is nothing quite like the sight of happy porkers that have been set free to root about through the fallen leaves and undergrowth, in … Continue reading
New Forest: pannage, pigs and wild boar
Autumn has got to be one of my favourite seasons of the year. The annual drifts are underway, the heaths and woodlands are changing colour, adding variety to the hues of the already breath-taking scenery, and pannage season has begun. … Continue reading
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Tagged acorns, Beech, Charles I, chestnuts, Common of Mast, commoners, English Civil War, hunting, New forest, Pannage, pigs, Rights of Common, wild boar
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New Forest: the bully-boy Conqueror, hunting and warfare.
William the Conqueror is a source of fascination to me. As the man who created the New Forest, his motives and actions also continue to be debated by many historians and scholars. For some he was the first medieval conservationist, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1066, 1079, boars, bully, England, Guinness World Records, hart, hind, horses, hunting, martial skills, Medieval, New forest, Queen Matilda, red deer, royal hunting, stag, unenclosed, warfare, William Conqueror
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The New Forest pony – the natural selection
The New Forest pony is known as the ‘architect’ of the Forest and plays a significant role in the biological diversity, culture and economy of the New Forest. So important is this animal to the Forest and to commoning that … Continue reading
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Tagged appaloosa, Arab, Armada, biological diversity, carts, cremello, cross country, Culture, Dartmoor, drifts, Exmoor, freedom, gigs, Highland, history, hunting, legend, natural selection, nature, New forest, piebald, polo, pony, racing, show jumping, skewbald, social fabric, Thoroughbred, wagons, Welsh, wild, working horse
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