How do I take part?
We need your help to record the tree graffiti in the New Forest! By photographing any graffiti you see on your walks and sharing them on Instagram using the hashtag #NFTallTales, along with locational information, we will be able to start to draw together a database of the New Forest’s trees tale tales. You can also fill in an online recording from which can be found on the Online Form tab.
Why is it important?
Tree graffiti offers us an infight into how people have interacted with the New forest over hundreds of years. Trees, however, are very fragile. High winds can cause threes to blow over and die, as trees get older the can also die and rot. Also, the New Forest has active woodland magnet taking place that can threaten this record if the sites are not known. Your work will help to protect and preserve this record and allow researchers to investigate human interactions with woodlands for years to come.
Be responsible
The New Forest trees are fragile and support an array of life. Whilst we record old tree graffiti, we do not encourage you to create new graffiti. Leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but photos.
Be safe
Always follow Forestry England’s guidance to exploring the New Forest and their woodlands.
Always obey signage
Don’t enter woodlands during high winds
This project is only focused on public woodlands managed by Forestry England, do not enter private land.
