24/08/2025
This counts for us bikes too. We often see bikes blatting through the forest, it won’t end well if you spook a horse or come across a cow in the road at night. Between the cattle grids stick to 40 or less if you’re passing livestock. Out of the grids is up to you, if you’re unable to control your right hand avoid the forest altogether.
How much do you want to save my life??? My cousin died last week as drivers were not aware that we could walk out, near a road side, then into the road. Briar died, would you help me survive?
Click share from the orginal New Forest Road Awareness Post!!!
This year has been so bad for the livestock.
So far we have had 47 incidents where people have hit Livestock. to date last year that number was 32.
Gilly is going to break this down to you all. and we want you to read it all and clock the increase in numbers of livestock that are dying on New Forest Roads.
To date:
7 ponies died outright (1 last year) 8 were injured and destroyed. (we don't sugar coat this! the animal is shot to put it out of its suffering, It may have been left there for hours)
5 more ponies have been injured, same as 2024 .
2 cows have died, one outright, and shot.
1 donkey foal has been shot due to her broken hip. (this is Briar)
1 Sheep was also killed.
19 yes Nineteen animals have died on New Forest Roads this year compared to 8 last year....
On 8 of these the cowards did noy come forward... HIT AND RUNS..
We HAVE to change how people drive across the New Forest somehow.
YOU CAN HELP, if you live within the grids work with your Parish Council. If you are a venue that invites people in, make sure you have the right advice. If you are having an event or own a business that are on New Forest Roads, then PLEASE promote safer driving.
Livestock should not be slaughtered because you won't obey a speed limit or wont drive to the conditions.
Sorry, but not sorry if you are offended by our blunt output...