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Open evening to celebrate 10 year environment scheme in the New Forest

People with an interest in the New Forest’s special habitats and wildlife are invited to find out more about the achievements of a unique £19m environment scheme. The Verderers of the New Forest’s Higher Level…

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New Forest stream restoration shortlisted for prestigious UK award

Forestry England Press Release: An environmental scheme to return New Forest streams and wetlands to their natural state has been chosen as one of the UK’s most important river restorations. Shortlisted as a finalist in…

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A year of progress for wetland restoration in the New Forest

A scheme to return wetlands to their natural state has made significant improvements to waterways in the New Forest this year. Local experts have carried out restoration work on more than four miles of artificially-straightened…

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Rare birds could benefit from New Forest wetland restoration

Rare wading birds are in decline across the New Forest due to modern day pressures and the loss of their habitat. So a scheme to restore wetlands in the New Forest is aiming to help…

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Stallion scheme boosts New Forest ponies

Anybody who visits the New Forest will be familiar with the sight of thousands of ponies of all shapes and sizes grazing the area’s expansive lawns. During late spring this view changes, with a small…

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Open afternoon celebrates scheme’s achievements

The New Forest’s Higher Level Stewardship scheme has celebrated another successful year with an open afternoon and its annual general meeting. Held at Queens House in Lyndhurst, the event saw members of the public and…

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Rare chicks thriving in restored wetland

Rare wading birds have been spotted in New Forest wetland habitat that was recently restored. The lapwing chicks were feeding at a stream near Stoney Cross, which was restored to its naturally shallow, winding state…

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New Forest stream restoration shortlisted for prestigious award

An environmental scheme to return a New Forest stream to its natural state was shortlisted in the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence. Work is currently underway to return over two miles…

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Vlog: monitoring wetland restoration

The New Forest HLS scheme is restoring miles of artificially straightened streams to their natural meanders. Here, monitoring officer Gemma tells you how we monitor these restorations. So far, the scheme has returned more than…

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Garden waste threatens New Forest’s plant life

Spring has sprung, the Chelsea Flower Show is in full swing and gardeners up and down the country are heading back outside to tend their plots. In the New Forest, this surge in interest has…

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