Make cycling a priority in the New Forest, requests new petition

Petition says that cycling should be 'actively encouraged and promoted' within the New Forest, not ignored or discouraged

A group of people in the New Forest are demanding that cycling becomes a priority and not a contentious issue.

The New Forest National Park Authority (NFNPA) frequently attracts national headlines for its disapproval of cycling and only last week was forced to hand back £1.5million of dedicated cycling funding to the Department for Transport.

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Chris Marshall-Bell

A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and feature writing across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013.


Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide in a number of places, but mostly in the Canadian Rockies and Spanish Pyrenees, he almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains.


He lives in Valencia, Spain.