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Come and meet the Archaeology Team at the Volunteer Fair in Brockenhurst today! We are offering both outdoors and desk-based volunteering opportunities👇
🙌🏼 It's today!! Head to the FREE #NewForest Volunteer Fair at Brockenhurst Village Hall any time between 10.30am and 4pm.
Find out more about opportunities in history, culture, wildlife, arts, conservation and communities.
See you there!
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In 1918 and 1919, the War Dog Training School near Lyndhurst accommodated 200 dogs which were trained to carry messages under battle conditions. It is still possible to find echoes of the trenches used on the open heathland today.
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Looking for something to take your mind off things? Try these fabulous #mindfulness colouring in posters from @EnglishHeritage . english-heritage.org.uk/memb…
Some of our followers may recall the request for help finding the ‘Brenda’ tree, a tree with “Brenda” engraved into the bark. The power of the internet and local help has meant that the tree has been found. We will now add it to our Tree Graffiti record: newforestnpa.gov.uk/tree-gra…
Friends of the New Forest Airfields (FONFA) memorial service for the New Forest Airfields and @RAFBBMF flypast. Also marking the 20 years since the New Forest Airfields Memorial at Bransgore was erected. @NewForestNPA
Living History Event Rockbourne Roman Villa @HCTRoman 6 - 7 Aug. Celebrating 80 years since the discovery of the site. Meet Saxon Warriors and Roman Soldiers, learn about the site's Iron Age past, take a tour, lots of craft activities for children. hampshireculture.org.uk/even…
As darkness falls at Rockbourne Roman Villa @HCTRoman on Saturday evening, 6 Aug, visitors will have the exclusive chance to join the warriors of Herigeas Hundas around the fire for a night of feast, music and storytelling.
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We’ve had a few postcards send to us from Australia! 1st Volunteer Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, F company (Abingdon), Beaulieu camp 1907. Thanks to Terry Baker for sending them to us. @NFKnowledge nfknowledge.org/contribution…
Nominate your favourite building or feature for the @NewForestNPA Local List.
Do you know of a building or feature in the landscape that adds character to its location and deserves protecting? Help us expand our New Forest Local List.
Nominate at: newforestnpa.gov.uk/local-li…
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A new collection of photos has come to light offering another glimpse at post war civilian living at the old WWII Setley PoW Camp. @NewForestNPA @NFKnowledge
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All the team were out this morning for a site visit. Missed the rain, turned out nice again in the @NewForestNPA.
We find the occasional abandoned bird nest during our gorse clearance on Bronze Age Barrows with @EngNewForest. This is exactly why we only do this work outside of the nesting season! Luckily there is plenty of other gorse around for them.
No idea what bird though... Any ideas?
Some before-after snaps of some of the brilliant ongoing work by our volunteers to bring some of the New Forest's Scheduled Monuments back into favourable condition this winter. This is a Bronze Age burial mound, which was enlarged by the Victorians to act as a rifle range butt.
ALT Bronze Age burial mound on Beaulieu Heath
ALT Bronze Age burial mound on Beaulieu Heath
Interested in working in Planning? The @NewForestNPA are looking for a Senior Planning Officer. Closing date of the 16th Nov. newforestnpa.gov.uk/jobs/sen…
Apparently “kept in a bag on top of a high cupboard”. Can you help with any information (make, date etc.) about this lovely old jug? It was found in Damerham many years ago.
Brand new Rights of Way signage installed by @NewForestNPA @hantsconnect and volunteers on the Tatchbury Mount Historic Routes Trail. Made locally of New Forest Oak and Cider. newforestnpa.gov.uk/things-t…
Chronicles of the Belgians, an extraordinary account, by Eleanor Ruth Dent, of the Belgians’ experience in the New Forest. She describes the Belgians who arrived at Blackmoor, Burley 1914, daily routine, activities & events. @NFKnowledge @NewForestNPA nfknowledge.org/contribution…
Our #festivalofarchaeology guided walk along the D-Day remains at Lepe by @SeaSpitfires is go! Looming Mordor-esque clouds included..... xitter.cf/NewForestArch/status/1…
