The New Forest
A portrait of the ancient landscapes and spectacular wildlife of the New Forest, one of Britain's newest National Parks, seen through the eyes of the people who know it best.
A portrait of the ancient landscapes and spectacular wildlife of the New Forest National Park, seen through the eyes of the people who know it best.
The New Forest is a fragment of the ancient wild wood that once stretched the length and breadth of Europe - it is also one of Britain's newest National Parks. This enchanted forest is like no other. Pigs and ponies roam beneath mighty oaks and beeches, and pockets of heathland shelter some of the rarest creatures in Britain, including dartford warblers, hobbies and sand lizards. People live here too - with a unique lifestyle that has survived since medieval times. This film follows a forest keeper, a coppicer, a storyteller and a farmer as the seasons change, revealing the secrets of an exquisite forest that is as old as England.
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Autumn in the New Forest
Duration: 01:51
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The New Forest annual pony round-ups
Duration: 03:07
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Summer in the New Forest
Duration: 05:03
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The New Forest heathland creatures
Duration: 02:04
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The Cinematic Orchestra
Entr'acte (Chapter 3)
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Shortchange Hero
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Wild Beasts
Lion's Share
Ponies of the New Forest
The New Forest pony is now a recognised breed, but originally comes from Welsh stock with introductions of other ponies such as Highland, Exmoor and Dartmoor. Interestingly, ponies have right of way over vehicles on New Forest roads.
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The late summer is the start of the annual pony round-ups, known as 'drifts'. Then in September, New Forest has a pony sale, where ponies are being sold at such low prices that the commoners selling them are making a loss.
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Heathland wildlife
The New Forest has more than a quarter of Britain鈥檚 remaining lowland heaths and thus is crucially important for heathland creatures.听For example, sand lizards are so rare because this habitat is rare. In the late 1980s, Martin Noble pioneered a programme of captive breeding and successfully brought the lizards back from the brink of extinction.
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Heathland 鈥� such as that found in the New Forest听鈥撎齣s rarer globally than rainforest. These heathlands are also home to some of Britain鈥檚 rarest birds, like the tiny Dartford warbler.听 In fact, the New Forest is home to the UK鈥檚 largest breeding population of this rare bird.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Narrator | Hermione Norris |
| Participant | Robert Stride |
| Participant | Lyndsey Stride |
| Participant | David Dibden |
| Participant | Taprisha Seifert |
| Participant | Martin Noble |
| Producer | Andrew Murray |
| Director | Andrew Murray |
| Executive Producer | Tim Martin |
Broadcasts
Fri 3 Aug 2012 19:00
Sat 4 Aug 2012 00:00成人快手 HD
Wed 26 Sep 2012 02:25- Mon 22 Oct 2012 23:20成人快手 HD
- Thu 18 Sep 2014 15:45
- Fri 2 Sep 2016 15:15
- Sat 29 Dec 2018 20:00
- Sun 30 Dec 2018 03:00
- Sun 17 May 2020 20:00
- Mon 18 May 2020 02:45
- Sat 12 Jun 2021 19:00
