New Forest

located in the south of England and covers an area of just about 144 square miles. This is one of the main rural holiday destinations in southern England, and every year about eight million tourists flock here to breathe of fresh air. For the first time about New Forest is mentioned in the "Book of the Last Judgment" in 1086. Over the past 900 years, the appearance of the area has changed several times. Today, the New Forest is an amazingly beautiful place with a unique variety of flora and fauna. Only deer in its territory inhabit as many as 4 species.

In the park you can find well-known amphibians - a viper or a copperhead, as well as a lesser-known comb newt. A distinctive feature of the reserve is centuries-old beeches and oaks, as well as fairly rare plants.

in the New Forest were commenced by the Countryside Agency in 1999. On 28 June 2004, Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael confirmed the government's intention to designate the area as a National Park, with further detailed boundary adjustments. The area was formally designated as such on 1 March 2005. A national park authority for the New Forest was established on 1 April 2005 and assumed its full statutory powers on 1 April 2006.

Children of the New Forest is a children's novel published in 1847 by Frederick Marryat. Edward Rutherfurd's work of historical fiction, The Forest is based in the New Forest in the period from 1099 to 2000. The Forest is also a setting of the Warriors novel series, in which the 'Forest Territories' was initially based on New Forest.
The New Forest and southeast England, around the 12th century, is a prominent setting in Ken Follett's novel The Pillars of the Earth.

and the animals that are there. The nature in the photos of this park seems mysterious and this attracted me.