The huge Knightwood Oak is unquestionably the New Forest’s most famous tree and is thought to be one of the oldest, with age estimates ranging from 450 to 600 years old. The girth of the trunk close to ground level is just over seven metres, indeed a size only achieved after several centuries growth! Where …
In the spring the woodland areas are home to wood anemones, early flowering orchids, wild garlic (ramsons), lesser celandines, bluebells and primroses, and later in the year to bird’s-nest orchid, helleborines and the rare wild gladiolus which grows among bracken on the edge of the ancient pasture woodlands – the New What trees grow in …
Today there are approximately 700 commoners who own animals grazing on the open Forest. They make up a modern farming community with a huge heritage, and strong family and community ties. What makes a New Forest commoner? Commoners of the New Forest are those people who occupy land or property to which attaches one or …
The New Forest National Park offers more than 140 miles of tracks and footpaths. You’ll find long distance routes, short walks and easy to follow signed routes adventuring through ancient woodlands, through quaint pretty villages and across open moorland. What is special about New Forest? The New Forest is one of Europe’s most important locations …
Yes, but only on a formally campsite. No wild camping is allowed in the New Forest. There are lots of fantastic campsites both large and small located within the New Forest. Can you just camp in the New Forest? We’d like to remind people that Wild camping is not permitted anywhere in the New Forest, …
Commoners hold rights to the New Forest as common land, which have been enshrined in law since the Anglo-Saxon period, and which in many instances have been passed down through the same community of local families for centuries. What makes a New Forest commoner? Commoners of the New Forest are those people who occupy land …
Beech trees. The Beech trees. Large, aged beech trees (Fagus sylvatica), along with oaks, are common and widespread in the New Forest. What is the main tree in the New Forest? The huge Knightwood Oak is unquestionably the New Forest’s most famous tree and is thought to be one of the oldest, with age estimates …
Heathland is probably the most iconic scenery of the New Forest National Park, with large swathes of open land turning a beautiful purple colour from August as the heather flowers. What plants are in New Forest National Park? In the spring the woodland areas are home to wood anemones, early flowering orchids, wild garlic (ramsons), …
Along the trail you will encounter the biggest trees in the New Forest – the giant, commonly known as the Wellingtonia coast redwood. The giant sequoia tree can grow to be the largest living thing on earth. Where are the sequoia trees in the New Forest? In Blackwater, you will find the largest trees in …
The New Forest National Park is a wonderful place to visit and you can help it stay that way by being a Forest-friendly visitor. To avoid damage and obstruction, please park only in designated car parks, not on a verge or in gateways. Can you park anywhere in the New Forest? There are also over …
