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There a a few areas of  Forest management where fees are payable to the Board of Conservators. All fees change in April.

Application Forms

Temporary licences for estate agent boards & builders boards
Estate agents boards placed on the Forest verges or trackways require a licence. Property owners or their estate agents should download this form and send it, with the fee, to the office. Any boards found to be without a licence will be removed by the Rangers.

Deposit licences are for materials left on the Forest during building work. As some propeties have very small gardens the Board have arranged a system that allows property owners, during building work, to have materials placed on the Forest.  IF AT ALL POSSIBLE MATERIALS SHOULD BE STORED WITHIN THE CURTLIDGE OF THE PROPERTY. If you find you need to have a skip or building materials a deposit will be taken.  Once the work is completed and the materials are cleared away a Ranger will visit, check the site to ensure it has been restored and arrange for 90% refund to be made.

Riding permits 
Permits are either issued for six-months or one year.  Badge colours and numbers change annually. We are not currently able to issue day permits. An annual permit runs from 1st April 2010 to 31 March 2011. They do not run for a year from the date you take them out!

Badges returned by Monday 1st November 2010 will count as a ‘summer’ permit and will qualify for a partial refund as detailed under ‘permit fees’ on the application form.  There will be no refunds on badges returned AFTER Monday 1st November 2010.  Refunds will not be made under any other circumstances.   

Winter permits will from 31st September 2010 to 31 March 2011.

If you are renewing your permit please remember to return your old badge with your application form. Please note: the postage required is a second class large letter stamp.  This year we will not be paying the excess charges and the Post Office will open the letter and return it to you - this can take up to six weeks.

Click here to download a riding permit application form for 2010-2011. Please attach a photocopy of your insurance with the permit. We are asking for evidence of insurance on the advice of our insurers.  All other activities, for which a charge is made, are alo asked to provide evidence of insurance.

Click here to download an Ashdown Forest Riding Association (AFRA) application form.  Click here to visit the AFRA website.

Forms will begin to be processed and posted in the last week of March.

Perpetual Licences for access to Forest properties
Perpetual licences protect the owners of properties which have access tracks or drives across Forest land against the threat of “ransom strip” exploitation which has occurred on other common land.  The office welcomes enquiries regarding licences for people purchasing properties on Ashdown Forest. Click here to download an example licence.

Using the Forest for events, (for example sponsored, charity or groups walks)
Please call the office if you would like to use the Forest for any sponsored, charity or fundraising event such as a walk.  We need to know some basic details for our diary such as date, time of start and end of event, starting and ending locations and contact number of the leader.

School visit booking forms
If you would like to find out more abut arranging an school visit and the options available please go to the home page and follow the Education and Schools link.

Parking Permits
Use this flow chart to find out how we make decisions regarding issuing parking permits to Forest resident.  If you think you are eligible please call the Forest Centre to organise a Ranger site visit.

Download the Act and Trust Deed and Bye-Law documents

Download Ashdown Forest Life

Download our Annual Reports

Download our brand new walk leaflets!

Download our popular older style walk leaflets

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How to find the Ashdown Forest Centre

Ashdown Visitor Management Partnership Information Sheet - Jan 2008

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