15/03/2016
Preliminary Roost
Assessment time!
So, I was lucky enough
to visit the New Forest Park this last week, stunning area and although not a
lot of time for sightseeing, the history of the area is grand. For those not in
the know the New Forest is a remnant of a historical hunting forest. In the UK
forest is the term used to describe an area of heathland, woodland, grassland
and water-courses used by royalty for hunting wild boar, deer and other game
(the New Forest, 2016), whereas other wooded areas are known as woodland (FC,
2016).
The unique thing about
the area is that traditional commoner rights are still observed, hence why there
are ponies grazing the area, but there are others such as the right of Marl,
which allows lime to be dug and spread on arable fields (the New Forest, 2016).
This might explain why
the area is so rich in wildlife -
I did get to search for
#bats in the client’s two buildings. One an old pig sty and the other a
dwelling house. The house so the one that bat evidence was found in.
References:
FC (Forestry Commission),
(2016), Sources and Definitions, online at http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/foreststats.nsf/byunique/sources.html,
accessed on 15/03/2016
The New Forest, (2016),
The New Forest, online at http://www.newforest.hampshire.org.uk/,
accessed 15/03/2016
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