English National Parks Guide – The New Forest

Traveling to England on an international vacation will leave you with a simply massive list of places to visit if you are going to make the most of your trip.

London will surely be on your agenda but just a few hours outside of London on the stunning south coast is the New Forest National Park , home to the lovable New Forest pony and a must visit location if you are in the South of England.

The Idea for national parks first started in the United States and one of the first national park was Yosemite of course.

Since that time many other countries have adopted this way of protecting and preserving the unspoilt habitats of the world for future generations and for the preservation of endangered species as well. » Read more: English National Parks Guide – The New Forest

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Do New Forest Ponies and Other Animals Have to Die on the Roads Each Year And What Can You Do?

I live in the New Forest UK National Park. I have an ancient right bestowed on my property, which is a three hundred year old thatched cottage. This is called Commoners Rights. I am allowed the “Right of Pasture” and I can put New Forest ponies and other animals such as donkeys, cows and pigs out on the New Forest to roam. Grazing and adding their own individual character to the conservation of this fantastic habitat.

So, each animal you see on the New Forest is owned by a “Commoner”, what is also generally not known is that New Forest ponies have right of way on the forest roads.

This is where the problem starts. A couple of large roads traverse the New Forest. These are fenced off from the animals. However, there are many main roads through and lots of smaller roads and tracks. These may lead to villages and properties across which the animals roam freely. » Read more: Do New Forest Ponies and Other Animals Have to Die on the Roads Each Year And What Can You Do?

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30 New Forest Ponies Dead – Were Too Few Pigs Put Out or Too Many Acorns in This UK National Park?

At least 30 New Forest ponies have died this year so far. This has been due to the glut in green acorns which have dropped from the beautiful oak trees which can be seen throughout the New Forest UK National Park. Death by acorn poisoning means these New Forest ponies have probably died a slow and extremely painful death.

WHY?
The New Forest UK National Park is a stunning location to see wildlife and nature at its finest. Beautiful ancient woodland allows nature and wildlife to coexist in harmony. Amongst this beauty there are New Forest ponies, donkeys, cows, pigs and deer who can roam freely around the beautiful landscape, grazing amongst the oaks and beech trees under the forest canopy. » Read more: 30 New Forest Ponies Dead – Were Too Few Pigs Put Out or Too Many Acorns in This UK National Park?

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The New Forest Holmsley Campsite Offers Great Camping For All the Family. Find Out More and Why.

The New Forest Holmsley campsite is like many others found within the New Forest. It was once the site of a World War Two airfield. This means there are ample concrete bases for tents and caravans and motorhomes and also that you wont be sploshing about in mud to get to the shop or toilets and showers!

Surely a bonus?

It could be described as being in a really ideal location for a family – I once heard it portrayed as having its head in the New Forest and its feet in the sea! What this means is that without leaving the area of the campsite you can happily set off as a family along flat paths across the New Forest on your bikes, or go on a lovely walk which will take in all the beauty of the surrounding New Forest. » Read more: The New Forest Holmsley Campsite Offers Great Camping For All the Family. Find Out More and Why.

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Magical Forest Healing

The average person probably cannot imagine what kind of healing a forest holds. I have had the feeling and I know the healing first hand. Sometimes this world goes just a little too fast for humans. And when that “too fast” keeps on spinning faster and faster each year, a trip to the forest is just the right healing and just the right prescription for big-city syndrome. No matter where you go in our city, no matter what time you go, you will always see an abundance of people. Sometimes the crowding is so much a human just wants to hold both hands up to the world and shout, “STOP!” Stop the world, I want to go into the forest and see what real healing there is in nature. I want to see what real healing there is in listening to the streams flow, perking my ears up to listen for the birds; I want to find the silence in the middle of the forest, the silence like no other silence in the world. » Read more: Magical Forest Healing

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