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The Importance of Livestock Grazing to the New Forest Landscape

Posted on August 1, 2026 by newforestcommoner

The New Forest is one of Europe’s most significant cultural landscapes, where centuries of traditional livestock grazing have shaped both its ecological character and biodiversity. Designated as a National Park, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), a Special Area … Continue reading →

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New Forest: animal accidents – multiple causes/multiple solutions

Posted on April 8, 2017 by newforestcommoner

This week (April, 2017) the subject of animal accidents on the Forest roads has been very much at the forefront of my mind. I’ve been watching with interest the comments on various social media forums, reading newspaper reports, listening to … Continue reading →

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New Forest: spring-time musings

Posted on April 2, 2017 by newforestcommoner

I was going through my diary to see what I was doing this time last year. I was wondering when I had moved the home-kept ponies off their winter grazing and into their spring paddocks. When did I begin to … Continue reading →

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Garden waste has no place on the New Forest.

Posted on March 25, 2017 by newforestcommoner

This week I attended the Verderers Court in Lyndhurst, which one of the oldest courts in the British judicial system. It has recently undergone refurbishment, and the freshly painted walls are a more muted beige tone than the previous ‘ox-blood’ pink … Continue reading →

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New Forest: Drivers who are verging on the ridiculous!

Posted on January 22, 2017 by newforestcommoner

Without a doubt the New Forest is a wonderful place to visit. Tourists coming to the area are often awestruck at the sight of ponies, cattle, sheep and pigs wandering freely within the perambulation. They marvel at the landscape that, … Continue reading →

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New Forest: Kindness can kill ponies born to be free

Posted on February 26, 2014 by newforestcommoner

With spring definitely beginning to establish its influence on the landscape it is getting near the time of year when my recently purchased New Forest ponies will be going back out on the Open Forest to roam free. My two … 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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