NEW Forest residents and workers are being asked to give their views on new walking and cycling proposals in the area. 

As part of an eight-week consultation by Hampshire County Council, feedback is being sought on the first phase of a new, draft Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP). 

This plan sets out the ambition for investment in walking and cycling for the next ten years. 

It proposes an extensive network of cycle routes across the area together with walking zones for the main residential settlements.   

Nick Adams-King, leader of Hampshire County Council, said: “We are committed to Hampshire being carbon neutral by the year 2050.  

“With 37 per cent or more of all carbon generated by the way we travel, it’s important that we all work towards enabling greener ways to get around so that we can go beyond the national ambition for 50 per cent or more of all short journeys, to be walked or cycled.  

“This draft plan sets out how this might be achieved across the New Forest area and is a first and necessary step that will support securing the funding from Government to deliver this ambition locally.”