The New Forest was a private hunting forest created by William the Conqueror in 1079. Here are some stories that you may not know and want to investigate further as you drive, cycle or walk in the forest:
Fordingbridge In the town of Fordingbridge, on the riverbank, there is a statue of bohemian Welsh artist Augustus John who is said to have fathered more than 100 children. At St Mary’s Church in Fordingbridge is a memorial to James Seton. James was the last British man to die in a duel on English soil in 1845. It was over the wife of Lieutenant Henry Hawkey with whom Seton was involved.
The New Forest was a private hunting forest created by William the Conqueror in 1079. Here are some stories that you may not know and want to investigate further as you drive, cycle or walk in the forest:
Fordingbridge In the town of Fordingbridge, on the riverbank, there is a statue of bohemian Welsh artist Augustus John who is said to have fathered more than 100 children. At St Mary’s Church in Fordingbridge is a memorial to James Seton. James was the last British man to die in a duel on English soil in 1845. It was over the wife of Lieutenant Henry Hawkey with whom Seton was involved.
A GROUP of people whose mission it is to help migrating toads in the New Forest area are looking for new volunteers. The Ringwood and Poulner Toad Patrol will soon be venturing out on dark, wet evenings to help toads across roads. Teresa Baker, a longstanding wildlife supporter who has been organising the toad patrol since 1989, is once again looking for new volunteers and also asked drivers to slow down to help avoid accidentally killing the toads. “Common toads are losing their habitat and declining across the UK,” she said. “And to make things worse, they’re at great danger of of being killed while migrating across a busy road to breed.