New Forest Knowledge

Are you interested in the past, present and future of the New Forest? 🔎📚🗺️ To streamline our social media, we will be moving away from regular posting on this page, and instead sharing our exciting findings from our database on @NFHeritage nfknowledge.org

This map was handed to the project in July 2013 and we have been working to decipher all the information from it! 🗺️📍 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #NewForestHeritageCentre #NewForestKnowledge #History #NewForest #DDay #1936 #Map #MapSurveying

This video clip shows 365 USAAF Group HELL HAWKS taking off on or around D-Day from Beaulieu in the New Forest 🌳🎥 🔎 Discover more and watch the clip at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #NewForestHeritageCentre #NewForestKnowledge #History #NewForest #DDay #Beaulieu

The D-Day landings in June 1944 were reliant on the Mulberry Harbours. These were made up of many components including six type B2 phoenix caissons (2861 tons) that were built and launched at Lepe. 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #NewForest #DDay #1944 #Lepe

Are you interested in the past, present and future of the New Forest? 🌳📍 New Forest Knowledge provides access to New Forest information held in catalogues, maps and repositories both locally and nationally. 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org #History #NewForest

Carter Stone is a memorial stone in the New Forest dedicated to Samuel Carter who died in a hunting accident in 1883 - it can be found a short walk from King’s Hat Car park. 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #History #NewForest #CarterStone #1883 #SamuelCarter

In 1918 the War Dog Training School at Shoeburyness was moved to Matley Ridge, Lyndhurst in the New Forest, taking over the site of the Trench Mortar School that had recently closed 🦮 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #History #NewForest #WarDogTraining #1918 #Dog

Fragment of stoneware vessel, probably a jug, of 19th-century English manufacture. 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/record/pas-3… #NewForestHeritageCentre #NewForestKnowledge #History #NewForest #Stoneware #19Century

Today we are sharing some film footage of the New Forest pony round up in 1951 🎞️🐴 🔎 Discover more and watch the film at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #NewForestHeritageCentre #NewForestKnowledge #History #NewForest #NewForestPony #PonyRoundUp #BristishPatheFilm #1951

In a 2017 interview, Caroline Stride shared stories about her family history. Today we are sharing part 11, where she discusses New Forest ponies 🐴 🔎 Discover more at: nfknowledge.org/contribution… #History #NewForest #Commoning #NewForestPonies #PonySales