The New Forest cSAC comprises extensive
wet and dry heaths with rich valley mires and associated wet
and dry grasslands, ancient pasture and enclosed woodlands,
a network of clean rivers and streams and frequent permanent
and temporary ponds. Outstanding examples of thirteen habitats
of European interest are represented, together with two priority
habitats types - bog woodland and riverine woodland.
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Special Areas of Conservation
(SAC) are the most important sites for wildlife in the
country. They are a European designation that covers animals,
plants and habitats and provides them with increased protection
and management
The New Forest is under increasing pressure from development
and recreational needs. Direct impacts, resulting from such
high recreational usage, are localised in riverine woodlands
and dry heathland, which are prone to erosion and in wetlands,
where general disturbance affects the habitat’s associated
wildlife.
