<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[newforestbiohub]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Forest Bio Hub]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiohub.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:51:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Raptor Monitoring Programme - April 2026 update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Page and Tommy Saunders, New Forest Raptor Monitoring Group (NFRMG), April 2026 Despite a prolonged period of cold easterly winds, the current warm spell has enabled fieldwork to continue apace. Goshawks are the earliest of the New Forest raptors to begin breeding, and with over 60 sites to check and a minimum of two visits required to each to confirm breeding or occupation, we have been extremely busy. To date we have 40 sites where incubation has commenced and a further 16 sites that...]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-raptor-monitoring-programme-april-2026-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a10a965ace98b70c0b2a548</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 19:23:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_c639bbd766f54ff7b897ce0cb97970c8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_947,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Volunteer Ecological Surveyor Programme - April 2026 activities summary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russell Wynn, 05 May 2026 The New Forest Volunteer Ecological Surveyor Programme (VESPA) reconvened after the Easter holidays, with four group surveys and a training session all delivered in the second half of April. The group surveys are already demonstrating the benefits of having multiple pairs of eyes (and ears!) in the field, and have generated some fantastic records of priority species. It's been great to see the survey participants sharing experience and benefitting from the informal...]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-volunteer-ecological-surveyor-programme-april-2026-activities-summary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f9fa747c961ad0b9fdc36f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:11:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_b25f2f357d0844d1aa5aff0a43ac2ae4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Volunteer Ecological Surveyor Programme - March 2026 activities summary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russell Wynn, 05 April 2026 The first three activities of this year's New Forest Volunteer Ecological Surveyor Programme (VESPA) were successfully delivered in March 2026, and a brief summary is provided below. Further details about VESPA, including registration information, are available here. VESPA Group Survey on 20 March 2026 Nine participants enjoyed a wonderful sunny day to kick off the 2026 VESPA Group Surveys, with a focus on restored heathland and wetland habitats in the nothern New...]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-volunteer-ecological-surveyor-programme-march-2025-activities-summary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d2ae7a072d140cb959af1d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:11:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_93685d5710d049ef9e9030b15646402a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Volunteer Ecological Surveyor Programme - 2025 review and 2026 preview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prof Russell Wynn, 02 March 2026 Introduction Biological recording in the UK is heavily reliant upon volunteers, both for data collection and for the running of county and national recording schemes. These data underpin reginal and national assessments, research, and policy, e.g. Local Nature Recovery Strategies (see here ) and State of Nature assessments (see here ).   The New Forest is a popular location for wildlife enthusiasts, but recording effort tends to be heavily biased towards...]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-volunteer-ecological-surveyor-programme-2025-review-and-2026-preview</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a5635675713bd182b114f5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:21:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_b02cffba1237467ab25193e8240e3348~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Biodiversity News - November-December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[This report aims to summarise some of the notable wildlife sightings and conservation news in the New Forest National Park in Nov-Dec 2025. To contribute to future editions, please contact the New Forest Biodiversity Forum Chair ( russ@wildnewforest.org.uk ).   Notable wildlife sightings The weather in November was typical for late autumn, with lots of day-to-day variability but monthly rainfall and sunshine hours being average, and temperatures slightly above average. December was notably...]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-biodiversity-news-november-december-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697ca0d4ccf6db790cb2bea6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:31:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_ac646d830eab4fa2bb536938a385cf5b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Biodiversity Conference - 2026 call for speakers and 2025 review]]></title><description><![CDATA[2026 call for speakers The 2026 New Forest Biodiversity Conference will take place on 03-04 March 2026 at Careys Manor Hotel in Brockenhurst, hosted by the New Forest Biodiversity Forum (NFBF). We have three excellent keynote speakers lined up, each representing an important conservation sector: Dr Andrew Stringer, Head of Environment and Nature Recovery at Forestry England. Andrew is the strategic lead for nature recovery at Forestry England, who are the largest land manager in England (and...]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-biodiversity-conference-2025-review-and-2026-call-for-speakers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693200e236e8a9c5d120b752</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:54:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_d8ed8e924679455b80894cfc480e883b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Biodiversity News - October 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[This report aims to summarise some of the notable wildlife sightings and conservation news in the New Forest National Park in October 2025. To contribute to future editions, please contact the New Forest Biodiversity Forum Chair ( russ@wildnewforest.org.uk ).   Notable wildlife sightings October saw a continuation of typical autumn conditions, with a dominance of relatively mild and dull weather - Met Office data for the UK indicate it was the dullest October in almost 60 years. The mean...]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-biodiversity-news-october-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692a165d9d72494dae9e9098</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 21:47:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_2e9e854eb27940d7a09254ddebd4c731~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Biodiversity News - August-September 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[This report aims to summarise some of the notable wildlife sightings and conservation news in the New Forest National Park in August and September 2025. To contribute to future editions, please contact the New Forest Biodiversity Forum Chair ( russ@wildnewforest.org.uk ).   Notable wildlife sightings August 2025 was again warmer, sunnier, and drier than average, with rain restricted to the final few days of the month. Provisional Met office statistics here  indicate it was officially the...]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-biodiversity-news-august-september-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f9f3d60189197bd52c6992</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:44:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_4c0a6697c6e3460ab01bfaf8777b598f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest heathland restoration surveys 2023-24]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2023-24 a series of ecological surveys were conducted across three heathland restoration sites in the New Forest National Park to...]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-heathland-restoration-surveys-2023-24</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c8510a67d1cd369b80db15</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:37:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_53710e4559f84e4d97b843bc6334b19d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_844,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Raptor Monitoring Programme - Autumn 2025 update]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Forest Raptor Monitoring Group (NFRMG) 21 August 2025 With June and July now behind us the raptor monitoring season fast draws to a...]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-raptor-monitoring-programme-autumn-2025-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a753e3008d5589483b35af</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:28:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_9a4e3a88d42349c3845682d170e5bddd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_926,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Biodiversity News - June-July 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[This report aims to summarise some of the notable wildlife sightings and conservation news in the New Forest National Park in June-July...]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-biodiversity-news-june-july-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a6e679e3204b051372b10c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:43:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_477a6b719e1e49f9bef0ef248617ff0e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Volunteer Ecological Surveyor Programme - Summer 2025 update]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New Forest Volunteer Ecological Surveyor Programme (VESPA) launched in mid-May, and here we provide an update on the scheme. Further...]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-volunteer-ecological-surveyor-programme-vespa-summer-2025-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686acea16e4eab8118fc547b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 19:44:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_5aee6241d7484a3991d21960b5aab78d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Raptor Monitoring Programme - Spring 2025 update]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Forest Raptor Monitoring Group (NFRMG) 04 June 2025 Spring 2025 has been predominantly warm and dry and has enabled fieldwork to...]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-raptor-monitoring-programme-spring-2025-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6869310b7046c997b9783100</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 14:13:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_38f03e99f5d14385bdaf0f9dc458dd49~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Biodiversity News - May 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[This report aims to summarise some of the notable wildlife sightings and conservation news in the New Forest National Park in May 2025....]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-biodiversity-news-may-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68691388241a1bcbebc6dd43</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 12:35:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_abf8f19aa6b042b785ad111e09a8c451~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Biodiversity News - April 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[This report aims to summarise some of the notable wildlife sightings and conservation news in the New Forest National Park in April 2025....]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-biodiversity-news-april-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6838bd846be3ccb4d3fcc7f4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 20:23:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_bd773d345c9b4c97b3e88d5bcd9fff0a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Volunteer Ecological Surveyor Programme (VESPA)]]></title><description><![CDATA[1. Introduction The New Forest Biodiversity Forum has launched a New Forest Volunteer Ecological Surveyor Programme (VESPA), which aims to increase the quantity and quality of biological data collected from the New Forest National Park, and to increase the capacity and capability of the local community to help collect these data.   2. Why do we need VESPA? Although the New Forest has long been recognised as a ‘jewel in the crown’ for biodiversity, species recording is patchy both...]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-volunteer-ecological-surveyor-programme-vespa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6821fc9b345cfad74143358b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 14:01:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_54e97fdc72df4dddb99766904601eb73~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Biodiversity News - March 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[This report aims to summarise some of the notable wildlife sightings and conservation news in the New Forest National Park in March 2025....]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-biodiversity-news-march-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6811283cf0bb0b5240021260</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:46:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_404aabca5b5e477c8b6d5f120580ac14~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Biodiversity News - February 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[This report aims to summarise some of the notable wildlife sightings and conservation news in the New Forest National Park in February...]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-biodiversity-news-february-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e9b9843352fee7c94a3e0b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 21:48:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_e2cf8d15f93a4ee084e988c29af8ce31~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Biodiversity News - January 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[This report aims to summarise some of the notable wildlife sightings and conservation news in the New Forest National Park in January 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-biodiversity-news-january-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c2437740b0d8f2ff6d9a08</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 23:20:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_579aac3ba3f345dda37f6dee6d50ac7f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Biodiversity News - December 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[This report aims to summarise some of the notable wildlife sightings and conservation news in the New Forest National Park in December...]]></description><link>https://www.newforestbiodiversityforum.org.uk/post/new-forest-biodiversity-news-december-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">679545f539b32a2deb6cbad5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 20:31:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d3559_2dc37a6e8f7f4cea97bf0259ef3aedfb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Russell Wynn</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>