This year the Burley Show will be held on Saturday 7th August in Burley Park in the village of Burley.

Join in the fun with vegetable and flower growing competitions, a fun dog show, horse-riding and pony events and shows, falcon displays and much more.

Plant stall
Childrens attractions
Fun dog show
Display of falconry
Cake competitions
Fruit, vegetable & flower arranging competitions

Location:

Manor Park
Burley
Hampshire

Timings:

Starts at 1:00pm
Challenge cups & prizes presented at 4:00pm
Raffle drawn at 4:30pm
Collect prize money between 4:30 & 5:30pm

Cost:

Admission £1
Children under 12 free

Behind the Queens Head pub in front of the Burley Manor Hotel.

New Forest & Hampshire County Show 2010

This year, the New Forest Show will be held on the 27th, 28th & 29th of July 2010 at New Park near the village of Brockenhurst in the grounds of the New Park Manor Hotel.

There are a huge list of events including the Devil’s Horsemen, the live stage in the Forest Fun Factory, shopping at one of the many stands at the shopping pavilion, cattle, pigs, sheep, international horses, falcons, hawks, terrier and ferret racing, cookery displays not to mention plenty of good food places to eat.

Ticket costs:

Child £6
Adult £16
Senior Citizen £15
Family (2 adults 2 children) £40

Discounts are available if booked before 11th July 2010

FREE PARKING

Details:

New Forest Show
The Showground
New Park
Brockenhurst
Hampshire
SO42 7QH
Tel: 01590 622400

Burley Primary School are holding their yearly summer fete on Saturday 19th June 2010.
Come along and join in the fun, buy some plants, cakes, gifts, support the school and win some fantastic prizes.

Date:
Saturday 19th June 2010

Time:
11:00am until 2:00pm

Venue:
Burley County Primary School
Church Lane
Burley
Hampshire
BH24 4HP

Sunday April 18
Brockenhurst College,
Lyndhurst Road,
Brockenhurst,
Hampshire.
SO42 7ZE

The first sportive in the Wiggle Super Series has 2 route lengths (83miles / 56 miles).

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Get on your bike for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Enjoy either a 12 mile “leisurely” route or the “challenging” 30 mile option. Both tracks start and finish in Burley. The route follows some classic New Forest gravel trails but with some road sections. Along the way expect to see ponies, donkeys, cattle and deer.

Sunday June 6, 2010
Routes 12m or 30m

Register online. For further information telephone: 020 7599 7337 or email: londonsoutheastevents@mariecurie.org.uk

Marie Curie provide care to around 30000 terminally ill patients and their families – entirely free of charge. Raising just £20 sponsorship will provide one hour of nursing care in a patient’s home.

View images of the 2008 Marie Curie New Forest Bike Ride.

As we approach March, and the start of spring, what better way is there to show how much you love the New Forest than by joining in annual New Forest spring clean?

Resemble not the little snail, who with slime records its trail…

PUBLIC LITTER PICKS – 6TH TO 14TH MARCH 2010

• Date, Location, Grid Reference
• Saturday 6th March, Godshill Cricket Pitch car park. SU182151
• Monday 8th March, Vereley car park. SU197052
• Tuesday 9th March. Dibden car park. SU407057
• Wednesday 10th March, Anderwood car park. SU248058
• Friday 12th March, Broadley car park. SU247988
• Saturday 13th March, Forest Front, Netley View. SU424053
• Sunday 14th March, Kings Hat car park. SU386055

All litter picks start at 10am and will finish by 12.30pm.
Volunteers should wear suitable footwear and clothing (trousers).

There is a minimum age of 16 years on all the litter picks

Spaces on each event are limited so please phone Alexis Reeve at the Forestry Commission on 023 8028 6840 (Mon – Friday 8.30am-4pm) or by e-mail

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We took a lovely walk today. From Burley Street, Forest Drive then headed north into the forest and back round to Burley. On the way we saw the shedded skin of an Adder, then disturbed a herd of deer who fleeted away from us, and the sun was shining!

Here are the pics.

The National Park Authority are proposing a scheme to make some car parks “dog free”. This comes from their draft Recreation Management Strategy and is causing a bit of a fuss from New Forest dog walkers.

I don’t have a dog. I used to own a Rottweiler though, and I know they do like a good walk! I have only had one bad experience with a dog in the Forest. I got chased by one when cycling. This was from a dog from a local farm, and not really related to the walkers ban issue.

Apart from that my experience of dog walkers has been pretty positive. Most of them are considerate to me, especially when cycling. I suspect there will be irresponsible dog owners who use the Forest, but it is a real shame when this minority will potentially curb the freedom of the vast majority of responsible dog owners and their four legged companions.

The New Forest Dog Owners Group (NFDOG) was started to protect the rights of dog owners. Here is their New Forest Dog Walking Code.

• If you cannot control your dog you must keep it on a lead
• Your dog must not be allowed to disturb or chase livestock or wildlife
• Keep your dog to existing tracks when birds nest on the ground
• Prevent your dog fouling on footpaths and around car parks
• Groups of dogs can be intimidating – keep them under control
• Be considerate to other forest users
• Keep well away for any work taking place in the forest
• Prevent excessive barking by your dog

Here is a publication from the NFDOG regarding this draft from the NPA.

The New Forest Full and Half Marathons have become a regular fixture in September of each year. This years marathon is on Sunday the 21st September.

Raising between £40000 and £60000 each year for charity. The marathon will start from New Milton passing through Bashley, Wootton, Holmsley, Burley to the South Oakley Inclosure then running back through Sway and returning to New Milton for the finish.

The entry book is closed for this year, but you can learn more about the New Forest Marathon here.

Went for a nice cycle ride this morning. Headed out for the Bratley Plain, just north of the busy A31. Listening to my iPod helped drown out the traffic noise. Cycling along I saw a nice view of ponies grazing in the purple heather. I stopped, got my camera out, and then saw three stags, who had just seen me. Fumbling with the camera, I was too slow and the three deer made a dash for the cover of the nearby trees.

On the way back I noticed some orange and yellow fungi, just along the road to Burley.