3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (219+ words) Groundworkers have cleared a stream in Ringwood in a bid to reduce flooding risks ahead of a potentially wet autumn and winter. Ringwood Town Council workers cleared vegetation and obstructions from the Crow Stream alongside a public footpath. The council…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (152+ words) A wildlife campaigner carrying a nine-foot tiger sculpture 1,000 miles on foot is arriving in the New Forest today (Wednesday). Paul is due to make his way towards Brockenhurst today (Wednesday) and on Thursday will attend a private gathering at Kingfishers…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (257+ words) A daredevil guide dog owner from the New Forest abseiled down Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower to support a good cause. Sue Taylor, who lost her sight 36 years ago due to a rare retina condition, descended more than 300ft down the tower to…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (375+ words) European grey wolves have returned to New Forest Wildlife Park for the first time since 2024. Following months of planning between wildlife organisations across three countries, the park has welcomed the new breeding pair just in time for the summer holidays....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (633+ words) A “terrified” monkey has been found abandoned on a London bus in a laundry bag. The female common marmoset was discovered on a 302 bus waiting in Kensal Rise, north-west London, on Friday. A mother had been unable to move her…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (310+ words) Citizen scientists are playing a key role in protecting the New Forest's dragonflies from the effects of climate change, pollution and recreational water use. Volunteers for the New Forest Volunteer Ecological Surveyor Programme (VESPA) spent weeks surveying 20 ponds across the…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (428+ words) Rare insects are now flourishing in restored New Forest habitats, a survey has revealed. Conservationists working for Wild New Forest found more than 100 nationally rare and scarce species during a survey of four sites in the national park. The survey’s…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (181+ words) I find it incredulous that people still leave dogs and other pets in parked cars with all windows closed. I witnessed this in Milford today (32C) but with luck I found the owner. His response was that the aircon was running....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (535+ words) Rare and endangered species have been recorded in the New Forest as part of a nature recovery project. Experts from various organisations came together for the £1.3m Species Survival Fund scheme, led by the New Forest National Park Authority, to create…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (367+ words) Beavers have been spotted swimming and frolicking in a New Forest lake. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust said they were “delighted” to confirm the creatures were seen at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve, near Ringwood. A regular visitor to…...