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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
- 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
- The footbridge on the walking trail at North Gate is closed for safety until further notice.
- Millyford closures, from Monday 14 September, for 4 weeks, two bridges are closed along the gravel track from the car park, this affects all cyclists and walkers between posts numbered 150 to 148, which are closed. To access the Inclosure, please use the diversions via cycle route post 143 or 103. Please take extra care, as large machinery is being used to repair the bridges.
- From Wednesday 16 September, for 4 weeks, the cycling route throughout New Copse Inclosure is closed for resurfacing of the gravel tracks. You can still access the track at Ladycross, post 328, but the Inclosure is closed to allow the repair work to be carried out safely.
- In Dameslough and Broomy Inclosures some timber is stacked and waiting to go to the sawmills, so please take extra care and look out for timber lorries.
- Felling of conifer trees is underway at Holly Hatch Inclosure, so please avoid that part of the Forest.
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.