New Forest National Park – extensive area of pasture and forest
New Forest National Park in the southern corner of England in the county of Hampshire covers an extensive area of pasture and forest. If you are a lover of nature’s serenity you should come here to breathe the sigh of relief setting foot in the lush green outfield extended up to the misty horizon.
In the park you can have a glimpse of 250 round barrows and plenty of boiling mounds scattered here and there. The most attractive things in the Park are the 150 ancient monuments that may lead you to past history shrouded in mystery.
Based on history
History says that the New Forest once belonged to the royal family of England. In the year 1971 the New Forest got the status of the site having special scientific interests.
In the year 1999 the New Forest was graced with the status of World Heritage Site. And finally in 2005 became a National Park and people began to throng here to take the essence of nature’s grandeur.
Flora and fauna
There are various species of rare plantations in the Park. Keeping pace with them rare wild animals begin to thrive here. Birds of different kinds fly from one tree top to another to attract your view.
Rare types of snakes also may be seen to crawl in the Park in a brave manner as there is no one to do harm to them. The cattle, donkeys and ponies of the commoners who are a part of the Park graze along with the original inhabitants of the forest.
