are there people living there?
Yes - The Forest itself is dominated by four larger 'defined' villages, Burley, Brockenhurst, Lyndhurst and Beaulieu, with several smaller villages such as Sway, Godshill, Fritham, Nomansland, and Minstead also lying within or immediately adjacent.
New Forest
The Forest itself is dominated by four larger 'defined' villages, Burley, Brockenhurst, Lyndhurst and Beaulieu, with several smaller villages such as Sway, Godshill, Fritham, Nomansland, and Minstead also lying within or immediately adjacent
who owns the horses in the new forest Commoners what is this about? The New Forest pony. where are they found? New Forest in Hampshire in southern England. what are they used for? Riding what is this forest famous for? It is a biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest. what other animals are found here? Fallow deer ("Dama dama"), roe deer ("Capreolus capreolus"),  red deer ("Cervus elephas"), sika deer ("Cervus nippon"), muntjac ("Muntiacus reevesii"). what efforts have been made to protect it? Forest laws were enacted to preserve the New Forest as a location for royal deer hunting.
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New Forest [SEP] Settlements
The New Forest itself gives its name to the New Forest district of Hampshire, and the National Park area, of which it forms the core. The Forest itself is dominated by four larger 'defined' villages, Burley, Brockenhurst, Lyndhurst and Beaulieu, with several smaller villages such as Sway, Godshill, Fritham, Nomansland, and Minstead also lying within or immediately adjacent. Outside of the National Park Area in New Forest District, several clusters of larger towns frame the area - Totton and the Waterside settlements (Marchwood, Dibden, Hythe, Fawley) to the East, Christchurch, New Milton, Milford on Sea, and Lymington to the South, and Fordingbridge and Ringwood to the West.