Who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Forest?
The various public bodies and private landowners already involved in managing land in the Forest. About half of the National Park is managed by the Forestry Commission, which will still be responsible for car parks, picnic areas, camp sites and forestry operations in most of the open forest. Other major land managers are the National Trust, Hampshire County Council, English Nature, the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and the large private estates. However, one of the key roles of the National Park Authority will be to set the direction for the care of land in the long term and to consider what support and advice those managing the land may require. In particular the Authority will work closely with the Forestry Commission and the Verderers in reviewing the National Park Management Plan, in order to ensure that the management of the open forest helps to achieve National Park purposes.
