Collaborative effort to save New Forest tree
Measures have been installed to protect the Queen Oak, which was a sapling at the time of the Black Death.
Measures have been installed to protect the Queen Oak, which was a sapling at the time of the Black Death.
Nominations for the six categories close on 31 May, with the awards ceremony at the New Forest and Hampshire County Show on Wednesday 29 July.
To be held on 1–3 May at Beaulieu, the BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair will be bursting with flowers and plants to wow visitors.
Members of the weasel family are among 1,100 species recorded in the New Forest during a two-year nature recovery project.
Areas such as Ringwood and Fordingbridge will be part of a new council in 2028.
The festival takes place across the New Forest in March with a packed programme of inspiring, hands-on events for all ages.
Fourteen of the 18 species of bat found in the UK are to be found in the New Forest, and a scheme is protecting them.
There was an increase in animal accidents in the New Forest National Park in 2025, with a total of 108 recorded.
The New Forest Park Volunteer Fair is your chance to find out about volunteering opportunities in the area.
A new eel pass has been created in the New Forest to help one of the UK’s most enigmatic and critically endangered species.