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Lyndhurst in old pictures - the village centre

Here is a selection of old pictures showing Lyndhurst as it was in days-gone-by. Most, if not all, of the buildings seen in these charming images remain visible today, many little changed. Fashions, though, have inevitably been updated many times, horse drawn vehicles are now rarely seen in the village, traffic has very significantly increased and, consequently, commoners' ponies and other animals have been banished from the roadsides.

Lyndhurst - an early 20th century view
Lyndhurst - an early 20th century view
Lyndhurst High Street - a colourful early view
Lyndhurst High Street -
a colourful early view
Lyndhurst High Street again - from the days when illumination was provided by gas lamps
Lyndhurst High Street again - from the days
when illumination was provided by gas lamps
Lyndhurst - a 1909 scene showing the High Street, viewed from near the Stag Hotel
Lyndhurst - a 1909 scene showing the High Street,
viewed from near the Stag Hotel
Lyndhurst - a later (1940s?) view of the High Street, long before the introduction of the current one-way traffic system
Lyndhurst - a later (1940s?) view of the High Street,
long before the introduction of the current one-way traffic system
Ponies not too many years ago wandered beside the now very busy A337 Romsey Road
Ponies not too many years ago wandered
beside the now very busy A337 Romsey Road
The A337 and  ponies again, this time in a view that also shows the Evergreens Hotel
The A337 and ponies again, this time in
a view that also shows the Evergreens Hotel
Lyndhurst - donkeys near the Post Office in the days when	commoners' animals roamed the High Street
Lyndhurst - donkeys near the Post Office in the days when
commoners' animals roamed the High Street
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** New Forest ponies and other animals**
The New Forest
Commoners' ponies, cattle, pigs, sheep and donkeys are a popular part of the New Forest scene, but during 2019 agisters attended 159 road traffic accidents involving these animals, a small but disappointing increase on the 154 accidents attended in 2018.

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 **
New Forest seasonal highlights
May
Bluebells and other wild flowers brighten the woods, usually in relatively small numbers.
Bird song can be heard throughout the day but is at its loudest at dawn and, to a lesser extent, dusk.
Foals are born in increasing numbers and can be seen beside ever-attentive mares.
Dragonflies are more frequently observed on the wing as spring progresses.

June
Badgers can now often be watched above ground well before darkness falls.
Deer - fallow, red, roe, sika and muntjac deer are all present - give birth, although the youngsters are unlikely to be noticed until July.
Heath spotted-orchids add delicate pink colour to many of the heaths.
Hobbies, dashing birds of prey, can often be seen aloft, hawking for insects.
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Content produced by Andrew Walmsley
Content produced by Andrew Walmsley