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Sea fishing - from beach or boat
The New Forest is bordered to the east by Southampton Water and to the south by the Solent. Both provide many opportunities for sea fishing from local beaches.
Deep waters off Hurst Spit, for example, can apparently yield cod, dogfish, conger, pouting, garfish, mackerel, dabs and plaice; whilst the shore alongside Pennington Marshes can provide smoothhounds, stingray, pout, bass and, in winter, flounder and whiting.
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** New Forest ponies and other animals**
Sadly, 58 animals were killed - 35 ponies, 13 cows, 8 donkeys and 2 sheep, whilst a further 32 were injured - 3 pigs, 9 donkeys, 11 cows and 9 ponies.
(Forty-three accidents occurred in daylight, 15 at twilight and 101 in the dark. Twenty-seven accidents were not reported by the driver involved).
Here's just one horrific example - Three donkeys killed in collision with van at notorious New Forest blackspot (Advertiser and Times)
** Always take care when driving **