About Us (continued)

Recreation Policy

The NFA's recreation policy recognises:

• The benefits of responsible recreation in the New Forest, and its contribution to the rural economy that maintains the cultural traditions and fabric of the Forest
• The need for a cohesive strategy covering the whole of the New Forest to manage recreation and avoid damage to its conservation value
• The need to relocate some recreational activities which causes physical erosion, disturbance to wildlife and the loss of wilderness quality to more suitable and less sensitive areas both in the New Forest’s enclosed countryside and the surrounding countryside