{"id":3445,"date":"2022-11-23T08:48:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T08:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newforesttrust.org.uk\/?p=3445"},"modified":"2022-11-23T08:48:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T08:48:35","slug":"new-forest-collection-guests-dig-deep-to-support-love-the-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newforesttrust.org.uk\/new-forest-trust-news\/new-forest-collection-guests-dig-deep-to-support-love-the-forest","title":{"rendered":"New Forest Collection guests dig deep to support Love the Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hotel staff at the New Forest Collection who had helped collect a staggering \u00a392,000 in donations from their guests joined the volunteering programme they had helped to support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The five hotels in the New Forest National Park \u2013 Bartley Lodge, Burley Manor, Forest Lodge in Lyndhurst, bed and breakfast Moorhill House in Burley and Beaulieu Inn plus pub restaurant The Drift, have raised the funds over 11 years, with a \u00a31 donation added to bills and are the biggest contributor to the Love the Forest scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love the Forest is part of the New Forest Trust charity, whose charitable aims are to secures the future of the New Forest by supporting conservation and education projects as well as supporting the ancient tradition of commoning where animals roam free across the landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year with the help of the New Forest Collection funds it gave a grant of \u00a39,000 to support the New Forest National Park Authority\u2019s (NPA) volunteering programme which restores habitats across the Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five team members from Bartley Lodge and Central Offices took part in an NPA conservation volunteering day to restore heathland at an RSPB site at Copythorne. They cleared birch and pine trees with hand tools so that key heathland species like heather and gorse can return and support native species such as curlew, sand lizard and grass snake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Managing Director Garry Baldwin said: \u2018We at the New Forest Collection give our guests the opportunity to support Love the Forest through a \u00a31 donation on their bill. That gives us a great opportunity to sit at the heart of the community by supporting conservation and education projects, keeping the Forest as a great place to come and stay.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as supporting the 900 National Park volunteers who help with conservation, wildlife and heritage tasks, recent Love the Forest grants have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>funded research into pine martens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>promoted the New Forest Code so visitors can help care for the Forest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>helped Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust to remove invading non-native plants from rivers and streams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>New Forest Trust Chairman William Ziegler said: \u2018We are extremely grateful for the ongoing support of New Forest Collection guests and staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018The funds raised through New Forest Collection guests\u2019 donations are vital to support a wide range of projects across the Forest, ensuring this internationally-important landscape survives for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018We would also like to thank the New Forest Collection staff for their practical help by putting their wellies on and joining the volunteers!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People can donate online to Love the Forest at:\u00a0<a href=\"about:blank\">www.justgiving.com\/newforesttrust<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your business could support the Love the Forest scheme, please get in touch at\u00a0<a href=\"about:blank\">admin@lovetheforest.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newforesttrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/New-Forest-Collection-team-members-join-volunteers-at-a-conservation-day-at-Copythorne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newforesttrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/New-Forest-Collection-team-members-join-volunteers-at-a-conservation-day-at-Copythorne-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Group of volunteers on heathland with tools\" class=\"wp-image-3446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newforesttrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/New-Forest-Collection-team-members-join-volunteers-at-a-conservation-day-at-Copythorne-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.newforesttrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/New-Forest-Collection-team-members-join-volunteers-at-a-conservation-day-at-Copythorne-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.newforesttrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/New-Forest-Collection-team-members-join-volunteers-at-a-conservation-day-at-Copythorne-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.newforesttrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/New-Forest-Collection-team-members-join-volunteers-at-a-conservation-day-at-Copythorne-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.newforesttrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/New-Forest-Collection-team-members-join-volunteers-at-a-conservation-day-at-Copythorne-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.newforesttrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/New-Forest-Collection-team-members-join-volunteers-at-a-conservation-day-at-Copythorne.jpg 1930w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New Forest Collection staff with National Park volunteers at the RSPB&#8217;s Copythorne site<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>-ends-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notes to editors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Love the Forest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The New Forest Trust (registered charity number 1099420) was founded in 2003 with one simple aim, to secure the future of the New Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It gains financial support locally through donations and from the millions of people who visit the New Forest every year through the Love the Forest visitor giving scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The money raised is used to fund projects that meet the Trust\u2019s charitable aims to support conservation, education and commoning, with some projects being delivered directly and others by local organisations through the Love the Forest scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the New Forest Trust\u2019s website for more information about how you can help care for the New Forest:&nbsp;<a href=\"about:blank\">www.newforesttrust.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The New Forest National Park Authority supports the Love the Forest scheme and is actively involved in its promotion and administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hotel staff at the New Forest Collection who had helped collect a staggering \u00a392,000 in donations from their guests joined the volunteering programme they had helped to support. 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