21/10/2024
Original post ~ Our Hampshire
Pannage has begun in the New Forest...🐷🐷🐷
Every Autumn, the pigs are released onto the forest to eat the fallen acorns, beechmast, chestnuts and other nuts that are on the forest floor, which are poisonous to New Forest ponies and cattle! Watch out short video to find out more!
For their safety and your own, please do not approach the pigs (or any other animals in the New Forest) and do not try to feed them, they’ll have plenty of yummy food with all the acorns and nuts on the floor. Please also ensure that you keep dogs under control and on a short lead when near the pigs.