Where can you park overnight in the New Forest?
Where can you park overnight in the New Forest? The car parks in towns and villages are chargeable, please see our car parks page for more information on the charges in these car parks. Can you park overnight in the New Forest? No overnight parking in the New Forest is allowed.
Is it legal to camp in the New Forest?
Visitors are reminded that wild camping in the Forest is not allowed, as this is a highly sensitive area for wildlife. Wild camping can cause real damage, resulting from discarded litter, fly-tipped equipment, and fire risks from irresponsible fires and BBQs - all posing major risks to the landscape and wildlife.
Can I park overnight in the New Forest?
Can you park overnight in the New Forest? No overnight parking in the New Forest is allowed.
Why are New Forest car parks closed?
Forestry England to close some of its car parks in the New Forest to protect ground-nesting birds.
How do you become a commoner in the new forest?
To become a commoner you essentially have to buy some land that comes with the right to common on the new forest. Commoners are those who occupy land or property to which privileges known as 'rights of common' are attached, which includes the right to graze stock on the Open Forest.