14th May 2026 • The HERALD • Page 55 v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v Victoria: 07503 813594 Daniel: 07584 534818 SELF SERVICE DOG WASH No Appointment Necessary Forestsidegrooming.co.uk 189 Long Lane, SO45 2PA ANIMAL MAGIC Lepe Country Park is delighted to present the annual Bark on the Beach dog show on Saturday 13th June, 10am–3pm. Now in its third year, the event brings together a fantastic selection of dog themed stallholders and features the much loved ‘Scru s’ competition. For more information or to get involved, please visit: www.hants. gov.uk/thingstodo/countryparks/ lepe/whats-on or email: lepe. enquiries@hants.gov.uk East Boldre Hedgehog Rescue is a self-funded small rescue helping sick, injured and orphan hedgehogs in the New Forest. To help raise funds for the rescue centre volunteers sell little knitted hedgehogs at outreach events throughout the year. ey are looking for knitters to help knit more stock for future events. If you are able to help you can pick up a pattern from e Herald o ce in Hythe. CAN YOU KNIT TO HELP HEDGEHOGS? Can you help to knit some hedgehogs? BARK ON THE BEACH Get Your Paws On Tickets For The Greatest Party For Dogs This Summer ere’s still time to get your paws on tickets for this year’s Dogstival – the UK’s liveliest, actionedpacked festival for dogs. Sponsored by Naturo, Dogstival is back at Burley Park in the New Forest on 30th – 31st May, with entertainment for pooches and owners alike. Dogstival x Shorefield Holidays Pop Up Beach will host the festival’s legendary giant doggy foam party, complete with palm trees, sun loungers and paddling pools. e 100-piece Rock Choir will provide the party soundtrack with tunes such as Club Tropicana, while pups let loose in the sand. New dog activities this year include a third diving and splash pool exclusively for petite pups, stand-up paddleboarding for dogs and a doggy skateboard park in association with Paws on Board. Crowd favourites return too, from yball, agility, lure racing, scent work, scurries and the ever-popular Dogstival Barkour Adventure Playground. Beyond the big action, Dogstival keeps the party going. Local dog-friendly hotel e Montagu Arms will play cupid with their Lady & The Tramp themed doggy afternoon tea pop-up. Meanwhile, The Muddy Paws Tavern - the UK’s most dog-friendly pub - in collaboration with Dog Owners Guide will be bringing waggy-tailed revellers together for friendship over Barking Bingo, doggy quizzes and fellow breed get togethers. Guests can also sip - or slurp - Pup-Tails at the Pop & Bark Bar (pork-star martini, anyone?) For foodie fun (and fuel), the Naturo Healthy Hound Kitchen invites four-legged gourmets to try their paw at sausage-making and watch doggy ne-dining demos. In a less hands-on fashion, Hampshire and New Forest artisan producers will also o er all manner of tastiness across the festival, along with more than 130 shopping stands catering to every woofer’s want and whim. Pup Art Café returns, this year in association with pet artist Dotts Yard, where it will o er workshops for dogs to emulate Pablo Picasso’s abstract air using peanut butter on canvas or painting with their paws. Recognising the huge pawprint pets imprint on our hearts, Dogstival celebrates every dog who has shaped our lives, past and present with the Ladybug Art Memory Garden. The garden o ers visitors the chance to pause, re ect, and leave their name on the memory wall, so dogs loved and lost are part of the celebration. For more information and tickets visit: Dogstival. co.uk Fun at Dogstival
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