Foxbury

Important notice -

We’re working hard to reopen many of our places where it is safe to do so. However Foxbury, normally open for special events only, is closed.

A blooming landscape of heathland restoration, open for special events which help people connect to nature

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Visitors walking through a garden in spring

Visiting this spring 

In England and Northern Ireland, our gardens, parks and countryside remain open for local people to exercise. Shops, houses and other indoor areas are closed, and cafés are takeaway only. The safety of our staff, volunteers and visitors from the nearby community remains our priority and we urge you to book your visits in advance and stay local. All places in Wales are currently closed. Please check the property webpage before you travel.

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Foxbury

Wildlife

Horses grazing on the heathland in the New Forest

New Forest lowland heathland 

Lowland heathland is an internationally rare habitat, for which the New Forest is one of the main strongholds in Britain. This varied landscape provides habitat for a vast array of rare and diverse wildlife, including an array of birds, reptiles, insects and plants.

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Foxbury

Our work

Foxbury in the summer, New Forest, Hampshire

Our heathland restoration project 

We are restoring the 350 acre site back to lowland heathland and native broad-leafed woodland habitats. The site is also part of a Heritage Lottery Fund project called ‘Our Past, Our Future’, which will fund the tree planting and help build new infrastructure within Foxbury to facilitate educational and recreational activities.

Volunteers planting trees at Foxbury, New Forest, Hampshire

We've planted thousands of trees 

We've planted 26 hectares - that’s 18,000 trees - of native broad-leafed woodland in Foxbury, in the heart of the New Forest. This is our biggest heathland restoration project in England, and the trees will support thousands of wildlife species.

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