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.
Thank you for everyone’s ongoing support during this time.
Current operations
Closed for maintenance
- Anderwood - car park and toilets closed, due to vandalism, until further notice
- Whitefield Moor - Men's toilets temporarily closed while repairs are made
- Deerleap - closed due to felling work on weekdays from 2 September for 6 to 8 weeks, but open at weekends
- Telegraph Hill - 7 to 9 September
- Cadnam Cricket - 21 to 23 September
- Holmsley Walk - 28 September to 1 October
Closed for ground-nesting bird season
The following car parks are closed to support wildlife during the nesting season. Find out more
- Clay Hill
- Crockford
- Crockford Clump
- Hincheslea
- Hincheslea Moor
- Ocknell Pond
- Ogdens
- Shatterford
- Beaulieu Heath - partial closure with one side of the car park
- The footbridge on the walking trail at North Gate is closed for safety until further notice.
In Deerleap Inclosure some footpaths and the main cycle route will be closed from 2 September for 6 to 8 weeks, while tree felling takes place.
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.