is the appearance of pigs roaming free in the forest!
Pannage is the term used for just this occasion and dates way back to the Domesday book.
It is a commoners*right
to graze their pigs donkeys and whatnot in the wild.
*someone who lives within the new forest,
that's not everyone however, that would be silly!
The pigs scoff up all the acorns which has two benefits.
1. free pig fattening fodder
2. prevents ponies from eating the acorns which are poisonous to them.
We have seen them now for four years without fail.
They do fascinate me so!!
8 comments:
Thats really interesting - I'd be a bit scared if I came across a huge pig on a walk though!!!
How wonderful to see the pigs roaming free and scoffing up all the acorns!
I love the piglets, they are the funniest little creatures!!!
Vivienne x
Clare,
Love your blog, your header text is lovely.Those pigs are so cute!
All things nice...
We love the piggies too! we always look out for them.
Pigs are the most comical of animals with their funny noses, little eyes, floppy ears and squiggly tails, not to mention the noises they make. I love that big fat black and white one in the photo. He looks like he is about to have a good roll in the grass.
Not just lovely photos, but you are educating us too!
Lisa x
Interesting post. Saw a pig in the New Forest one time that was so big I thought, at a distance, that it was a pony.
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