The New Forest is a lovely place, but it requires looking after to keep it this way. Some trees have to be planted, young growing trees need to be kept free of weeds and older trees require thinning out to allow them to grow to maturity. The open heaths need to be managed to control the vegetation and so provide good habitats for birds and other wildlife as well as good grazing for ponies, cattle and deer.
Forest management is an active, everyday process involving foresters, keepers, rangers and skilled woodsmen working full-time to keep the forest in good order.
This section tells you about any particular aspect of how the forest is managed, and if you click in work sites you will find out about the current management operations underway in specific areas of the forest.
