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🎬 Peter Owen-Jones looks at four seasons in the year of the New Forest. Originally screened on BBC Four in January 2019.‘The New Forest is a timeless place - there are no fences and the animals roam free. I’ve always wondered how the forest and the commoning way of life have survived in the middle of southern England for so long. It’s been an incredible experience finding out.’ - Peter Owen-Jones.Over the year, with its dramatic seasonal changes, Owen-Jones ventures out into the forest and immerses himself in the lives of the Commoners, a group of around 700 people who have retained grazing rights for their animals, which date back to medieval times. From the first foals born in spring to the release of the stallions and the annual herding of the ponies, he discovers a hardy people who, despite the urban development around them, and the pressures on the landscape of 13 million visitors a year, retain a deep love of the land and a determination to see their way of life survive.Presented by Peter Owen-JonesPhotography Paul WilliamsAdditional Photography Max WilliamsNatural History Photography Aaron CookProduced by Mark WoodwardExecutive Producer (Big Wave) Sarah CunliffeExecutive Producers (BBC) Mandy Chang & Jo Lapping Directed and Edited by Nick StringerA Big Wave production for BBC (2018)