The annual New Forest Biodiversity Conference was established in 2024 and is a key component of the New Forest Biodiversity Forum. The latest conference outputs are available below, together with the outputs of the original New Forest Biodiversity Conference in 2007.

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2024 New Forest Biodiversity Conference

The 2024 conference was held in Brockenhurst on 06-07 Feb 2024, and an account is available here. The conference programme, talk slides, and talk abstracts are all freely available as downloadable PDF files by clicking on the links below:

 

Conference programme

 

Day One

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Introduction to the New Forest Biodiversity Forum by Russell Wynn

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KEYNOTE: Impacts of environmental change on biodiversity of the New Forest by Adrian Newton

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Habitat restoration and management in the New Forest by Leanne Sargeant

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The Freshwater Network by Naomi Ewald

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Green and Blue Horizons - Green Recovery Challenge Fund project by Paul Walton

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Habitat management at RSPB Franchises Lodge by Saul Alonso

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Wildfires, phenology, and fire weather in Dorset and Hampshire by Claire Belcher

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Socio-ecological study of large herbivore grazing in the New Forest by Alexandros Theodorou

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Hurst Spit to Lymington Strategy: adapting to the challenge of sea level rise by Marianne Piggin

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Solent Seascape Project by Louise MacCallum

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Environment Agency monitoring water quality in the New Forest by Shirley Medgett

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Reducing the use of storm overflows by Nick Mills

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New Forest Wilder for Water and Blue Horizons projects by Gemma Stride

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Communicating about forest management to public and policymakers by Tony Hockley

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Commoning and farming in the New Forest: challenges and opportunities

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Day Two

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KEYNOTE: New Forest: a cornucopia of species by Clive Chatters

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Biodiversity recording in Hampshire and the New Forest by Nicky Court

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Recent lichen surveys in the New Forest by Neil Sanderson

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New Forest Catchment Partnership: Freshwater Species Monitoring by Naomi Ewald

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Fauna and fungi response to heathland restoration by Russell Wynn

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New Forest bird surveys by Keith Betton and Marcus Ward

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Population monitoring of New Forest birds of prey by Andy Page

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New Forest Curlews: predation and other impacts on breeding success by Elli Rivers and Mike Short

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New Forest Nightjar Survey 2023 by Carmen Perry

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New Forest woodland bird resurvey (2009-11 to 2022) by Russell Wynn and Marcus Ward

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Snakes in the Heather project by Ben Limburn

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The New Forest Non-Native Plants Project by Catherine Chatters

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The Green Forest Hoverfly surveys by Andy Murdock

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Bats at RSPB Franchises Lodge by Chris Dieck

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Endangered species conservation in the New Forest by Dominic Price

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New Forest deer and their management by Andy Page

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New Forest Pine Marten project by Marcus Ward

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2007 New Forest Biodiversity Conference

The original New Forest Biodiversity Conference took place in 2007, and the outputs of that meeting were compiled in a book called 'Biodiversity in the New Forest' that was edited by Prof Adrian Newton of Bournemouth University.

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Adrian is a Steering Group member of the New Forest Biodiversity Forum and has kindly provided PDF files of the book chapters, which are now freely available to download by clicking the links below.