Our teams look after the New Forest and make sure the area can thrive for many years to come. Regular tasks include forestry activities and maintenance of trails, car parks and facilities. Some tasks require us to close certain areas while we work to keep everyone safe.
We are asking everyone visiting to please help look after the area by taking some simple actions:
- Do not use BBQs, campfires, stoves, any outdoor camping equipment or naked flames
- Safely discard cigarettes
- If you see a fire, get to a place of safety and call 999. If you can provide an exact location by using What3Words
Current operations
Closed for maintenance
- Anderwood - car park and toilets closed, due to vandalism, until further notice
- Minstead Road - 9 and 10 September
- Telegraph Hill - 7 to 9 September
- Lucy Hill - 14 to 15 September
- Crockford Clump - 16 to 18 September
- Swan Green - 21 to 22 September
- Cadnam Cricket - 21 to 23 September
- Brockishill Green - 23 to 24 September
- Holmsley Walk - 28 September to 1 October
Closed for the New Forest Marathon - 13 September
The Rhinefield Ornamental Drive will be closed by the highways authority on Sunday 13 September for the New Forest Marathon event. As a result the following car parks located on this road will not be in use. We expect the road to be reopened around late afternoon and once this is done our car parks will be accessible.
- Beechern Wood
- Blackwater
- Brockhill
- Puttles Bridge
- Whitefield Moor
- Whitemoor Pond
- The footbridge on the walking trail at North Gate is closed for safety until further notice.
In Dameslough some timber is stacked and waiting to go to the sawmills, so please take extra care and look out for timber lorries.
Need more information?
Please contact us by email southern.enquiries@forestryengland.uk or by calling 0300 067 4601 from Monday to Friday between 9:00am and 4:30pm.