If you are heading into the forest for a shady woodland walk we recommend you take plenty of water and protect yourself from the sun! We’re also reminding visitors that BBQs and fires are banned in the #NewForest. 🌳☀️ #BringAPicnicNotABBQ

We want everyone to have a safe & enjoyable visit to the #NewForest. Here are a few handy tips from our local police team to keep in mind… • Don't leave valuables on view in your car • Make sure bikes are safely stored & secured at all times • Safety mark your bikes 👍

It's #BogDay and we are celebrating the mosaic of bogs, mires & wetlands across the #NewForest. They play a really important role for nature - providing homes & feeding grounds for wildlife, supporting many plant species, and helping to manage the impact of flooding & droughts.

We’re at the New Forest Show! If you’re visiting this week please come along and say hello! We’ll have a variety of activities and displays for you in the Forest activity zone! 🌳🌲  Find out more 👉newforestshow.co.uk  #NewForestShow #NewForest #Hampshire #ForestryEngland

If you’re visiting the #NewForestShow today please come along to the Forest activity zone where we’ll have a variety of activities for children, as well as a some shady picnic spots! 🌳🌲 Find out more 👉 newforestshow.co.uk #NewForest #Hampshire #ForestryEngland

We're delighted to have been awarded First Place in the Trade Stand Maldwin Drummond Challenge Cup for our Forest activity zone at the #NewForestShow. Thank you New Forest Show, and a big shout out to our team who created the inspiring ‘behind the scenes’ theme this year! 🥇🌳🌲

#Ticks can attach themselves to people & animals when brushing past long grasses & vegetation which is why we advise people to dress appropriately & keep to the main tracks. You can pickup a Lyme Disease UK leaflet from our #NewForestShow stand. ✔️ #BeTickAware #NewForest #LymeDisease

We are lucky here to have some of the rarest lowland heath in western Europe and we are working on restoring and protecting them. #Heathlands provide home to many rare species, such as sand lizard, nightjar & silver-studded blue butterfly. 🦎🐦🦋 #HeathWeek #NewForest

#ForestFactFriday Did you know boggy areas of the #NewForest are vital habitats for some of England’s rarest plants? The #sundew's leaves have a sticky lure that closes around its prey, digesting and extracting all the minerals it needs from insects. 📷 Beck Sheehan

Over the coming weeks and months ponies will be rounded up and checked during the #NewForestDrift. For safety we close nearby car parks and advise people to avoid the area for the duration of the drift. 🐎 ⚠️ See latest car park closures 👇 forestryengland.uk/article/new-fo… #NewForest

A carpet of vibrant purple and pinks from heather growing on the open forest. 💜🌳 Taken any heather photos? Tag us in and share using #NewForestHeather ! #ForestMoment #NewForest #MindfulMonday

Learn the secret language of trees with artist Katie Holten’s tree alphabet in our brand-new book, We the Forest 📖 Order your copy today and use SUMMER10 for £10 off 👉 forestryeng.land/we-the-forest-…

Our team have just replaced another of our 284 #NewForest bridges. Completely rebuilt with New Forest timber the bridge at Linford links to our car park and gives access for local residents. It follows a major upgrade to the car park & tracks here earlier this year. #OurWork

It’s time to #VoteForAnOak! 🌳 The Elephant Oak Tree in the #NewForest is shortlisted for Woodland Trust🌳 #TreeOfTheYear 2024. 👑 Vote to help decide if it's the best of 12 #MagnificentOaks and crowned the winner! Forestry England 🗳️ Cast your vote here: woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-an…

If you’re visiting the #NewForest you can help us care for this unique and special place by following the #NewForestCode. 🌳🐴❤️ Find out more 👉 forestryengland.uk/new-forest-code #CareForTheForest

Rowan trees (Sorbus aucuparia), also known as mountain ash, are looking stunning at the moment. The large clusters of bright reddish orange fruit will ripen over the coming weeks and provide food for many birds. ❤️🌳 #RowanTree #NewForest #SorbusAucuparia

Sunrise in The New Forest 💜🌳 📷 Patrick Cook #ForestMoment #NewForest #MindfulMonday #NewForestHeather