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Caring for Our Village
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The New Forest Code
- Roads, please drive at 40mph or below on all unfenced forest roads as this greatly reduces the number of accidents involving ponies, cattle and deer - especially at night. Parking on the roadside causes congestion and great damage to verges. Use one of the 150 Forest car parks, but remember to lock your car and take valuables with you.
- Cycling is extremely popular but also destructive if the cycle routes are not followed, so please keep to marked paths and cycle tracks. Give way to walkers and those on horseback and please travel at moderate speeds and avoid wheel spins and skidding.
- Ponies are wild and don't need feeding by visitors, which also encourages them to stray onto dangerous Forest roads. Both ponies and donkeys can be very aggressive and young children are particularly at risk.
- Dogs can be a serious problem in the Forest, so pets should be under control at all times.
- You may walk on any footpath or track unless it says otherwise - by keeping to paths you greatly reduce the risk of disturbance to wildlife and their habitats.
- Fire is a great threat to habitats and wildlife, therefore no picnic or camp fires are allowed but BBQ sites are provided. To book ring the Forestry Commission on 023 8028 3141.
- Litter should always be placed in litter bins, or taken home with you.
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