The New Forest is an area of southern England which includes one of the largest remaining tracts of
unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in the heavily populated south east of England. It covers
south-west Hampshire and extends into south-east Wiltshire and towards east Dorset.

The name also refers to the New Forest National Park which has similar boundaries. Additionally the
New Forest local government district is a subdivision of Hampshire which covers most of the Forest,
and some nearby areas although it is no longer the planning authority for the National Park itself. There
are many villages dotted around the area, and several small towns in the Forest and around its edges.