In this short video Professor John Shepherd explains why the Friends of Latchmore oppose the Forestry Commission’s so-called “restoration” of the Latchmore Brook in the New Forest, England.

A new Press Release has been issued, broadcast links and press cuttings are updated and a Presentment by Tony Bull to the Verderers’ Court on 21 March 2012 has been posted.

At the Annual Parish Meeting on 25 May those present voted by an overwhelming majority in favour of the motion “that the Council should now formally suspend its support for the project until all the necessary assessments have been satisfactorily … Continue reading →

On 16 May John Shepherd and John Fryer both made presentments to the Court of the New Forest Verderers at Lyndhurst. The text of their presentments can be found here

More unsatisfactory correspondence from the Forestry Commission and our responses letter of 14 May to Mr Kevin Penfold expressing our continuing dissatisfaction letter of 10 May from Mr Kevin Penfold failing yet again to answer our questions properly

We have recently had some very unsatisfactory correspondence from the Forestry Commision and have responded accordingly: see letter of 3 May to Mr Kevin Penfold expressing grave dissatisfaction with his response letter of 30 April from Mr Kevin Penfold refusing … Continue reading →