What steps are the Verderers taking to reduce animal accidents?
We encourage the Police to enforce the 40 m.p.h. speed limit; we work with the County Highway staff in the use of warning signs; there is a scheme to fit reflective collars to ponies; there is a £1000 reward for information leading to the successful prosecution and conviction of Hit & Run drivers; weekly animal accident statistics are distributed to the local press, and are also published on this website. The New Forest Trust has published a leaflet on Animals and the Forest Roads.
