Category Archives: New Forest Commoner

New Forest: when wildlife and road traffic meet

Posted on September 27, 2013 by newforestcommoner

The New Forest is a landscape of scenic beauty where the wildlife is diverse and the iconic New Forest pony, cattle, donkeys (and pigs during Pannage) are turned out to roam freely. It is a working landscape that has been … Continue reading →

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Learning to be a Commoner on the New Forest

Posted on September 5, 2013 by newforestcommoner

I recently had a meeting at the Verderer’s Office in Lyndhurst to progress my status to a ‘practicing’ New Forest commoner. The Verderer’s Clerk, whom I met with, was very friendly and answered all my questions with cheerful enthusiasm. I … Continue reading →

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The Verderers of the New Forest

Posted on August 15, 2013 by newforestcommoner

My first step to becoming a practicing New Forest Commoner has been taken. I have an appointment at the Office of the Verderers’ Court! I must take a completed application and other documentation to the Verderer’s Office and meet with … Continue reading →

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Commoners of the New Forest

Posted on August 1, 2013 by newforestcommoner

We moved into our new house in 2012 and discovered to our amazement and delight that we were commoners of the New Forest. The practice of commoning, which has existed uninterrupted for over a thousand years, is still the dominant … Continue reading →

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