Category: Ringwood

Following a very successful outdoor meeting in 2015, Ringwood Town Council will be holding its second such meeting on Wednesday 27 July in The Gateway Square.

Stars above beach huts at Calshot Spit, New Forest

Satellite maps put the New Forest in the dark

Dorset, RingwoodJune 23, 2016

New detailed satellite maps of light pollution in England show that the New Forest boasts some of the darkest skies in the south east.

New Forest Art Festival draws to a close

Dorset, RingwoodJune 23, 2016

A festival that celebrates the New Forest’s landscape and culture through a variety of art forms led by the New Forest National Park Authority draws to a close this weekend.

Thousands celebrate the Queen’s birthday in Ringwood

Dorset, RingwoodJune 15, 2016

In honour of the Queen’s birthday, thousands of people filled the streets of Ringwood to enjoy an afternoon of celebration on 12 June.

Queen’s birthday guests in Ringwood

Dorset, RingwoodJune 9, 2016

Activities for this Sunday’s birthday celebrations on 12 June for Her Majesty the Queen have just stepped up a notch in Ringwood as two well-known celebrities will be on site during the event in the town’s Market Square.

Students-from-the-Minstead-Training-Trust-charity-perform-at-the-New-Forest-Arts-Festival-launch

New Forest Arts Festival kicks off

Dorset, RingwoodJune 9, 2016

With just days to go until the first New Forest Arts Festival starts this weekend, around 60 guests attended the festival launch yesterday (7 June) and had a chance to meet some of the artists.

Where has the UK’s most elusive insect gone?

Nature & Wildlife, RingwoodJune 8, 2016

Buglife is working in collaboration with scientists from the University of Oxford, the University of Southampton, and the Species Recovery Trust to search for one of the UK’s most elusive insects at key locations managed by the Forestry Commission. This mysterious little critter hasn’t been sighted in the UK for well over 15 years and is highly endangered.