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New Forest in Hampshire dates back to 1079 when William the Conqueror established
the area as a royal forest and hunting ground - his 'Nova Foresta'.
Today
the New Forest is a nationally important wildlife environment comprising woodland
pasture, heaths, bogs and the remains of coppices and timber plantations.
The
forest provides excellent opportunities for nature watching. | |  | The great thing about woodlands is that they offer little
windows into the past. If you know what you're doing, you can get a rough idea
of how old a forest is.
| |  | - Our woods offer amazing opportunities for
wildlife watching. Why not take a few tips from the Nature's Calendar team? Try
your hand at deer watching or birding.
| | | New
Forest - Visitor Guide | | Address: | Lyndhurst,
New Forest, Hampshire. | | Postcode | SO40
2LR | | Telephone: | Lyndhurst
Visitor Information Centre - 0238 028 2269
Lymington Visitor Information Centre
- 01590 689000 | | e-mail |
information@nfdc.gov.uk
Frog Life:
info@froglife.org
Ìý ARG (Toads) - enquiries@herpconstrust.org.uk
| | Maps: | | | Essential kit: | Binoculars
and camouflage clothing for deer watching. Warm clothing and boots for walking
and trails. Tree identification guide. | | Nature
watching: | Nature watching, riding, walks.
Toad
Patrols - via Ìý To
find out more about amphibians - contact the | | Access: | There
are three access friendly trails for wheelchairs/ pushchairs - guide at visitor
centres. The New Forest can be very boggy in Winter so keep to gravel tracks. What
to see: The Knightwood Oak is located near Lyndhurst by the A35. | | Getting
there: | Three main routes in from the M27 junction
1 (busy in Summer), the A35 from Southampton, and the A31 from Bournemouth.
Trains
stop at Ashurst, Beaulieu Road, Brockenhurst and Sway within the forest - ring
08457 484950 for times. | | Opening times: | All
year round | | Charges: | Not
applicable. |
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