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Ringwood - help save your forest!

Purple Haze is a large sand/gravel extraction & landfill site which Hampshire County Council (HCC) proposes to locate south of the B3081 between Ringwood and Verwood in Ringwood Forest.

The Ringwood Gateway is a partnership project between Ringwood Town Council, New Forest District Council and Hampshire County Council to create a new public services hub in the heart of Ringwood.

For furher information please see the letter of notification for works commencing at Ringwood Furlongs Geoffrey Osborne Letter to Residents

The New Forest National Park Authority are introducing a new route for the New Forest Tour, which will be passing through Ringwood and the New Forest. There will be two open topped rides through the heart of this magical landscape.

For more information see our Local News, read The New Forest Tour Leaflet or visit The New Forest Tour Website.

The New Forest, one of Britain's newer National Parks, was set aside as a royal hunting area by William the Conqueror in 1079. It is a precious place of great natural beauty, and a unique way to explore it is on these open-top bus tours.

You get grandstand views as the bus takes you through the heart of this magnificent heath and forest landscape. You can hop on & off where you like and catch another bus later on, or switch between tours, all on the same ticket.

But of course, it's the wide open landscape with vistas fading towards the horizon, the dense woodland with its ancient oaks and beeches, the wealth of flora and fauna, that is the indefinable magic of the New Forest. There's an informative commentary to add to your enjoyment, and you'll see far more than you ever could in a car, and fewer cars in the Park has to be better for everyone.