Ballard Water Meadow

19/06/2026

Meadows Day tomorrow! Come along and find out all about Ballard Nature Reserve and the work of the volunteers whilst enjoying refreshments provided by the Fernhill Friends.

17/06/2026

Come along and enjoy New Milton’s first Nature Reserve this Saturday!

15/06/2026

The Friends of Ballard Nature Reserve invite you to join them at Ballard to celebrate Meadows Day this Saturday 10 til 3. Guided walks, wildflower I-spy and delicious refreshments.
Buy a raffle ticket and you could win this fabulous hedgehog house kindly made for us by our friends at the Men’s Shed!

11/06/2026

Join us on Saturday 20th June to celebrate Meadows Day!
Enjoy guided walks and refreshments at the beautiful Ballard Nature Reserve in New Milton!

28/05/2026

17/05/2026

The Friends were joined by volunteers from New Forest Association Community Volunteers and National Park Authority today to work on reducing the Hemlock Water Drop Wort in the meadow.
Thanks to everyone who participated including those on catering duty!

30/03/2026

More spring flowers at Ballard this morning!
If you get the chance, take a walk through the woodland and listen to the birdsong!

23/03/2026

Encouraging signs of spring at Ballard this morning!

24/01/2026

The Friends are absolutely delighted that Ballard Water Meadow and Woodland have now been declared a Local Nature Reserve to be known as ‘Ballard Nature Reserve’. We have been hoping this would happen for many years!
Thanks to New Milton Town Council for making this possible.

31/12/2025

Beautiful frost this morning on Ballard Water Meadow.
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Wishing all our supporters a happy and healthy new year.