Yes, this website, Pannage, is about Angus Willson.
Pannage
…refers to the commoners’ right to graze their pigs in the New Forest. It takes place for sixty days each autumn when acorns have fallen. It serves a double-purpose as ponies and cattle can be poisoned by eating too many acorns.
References
Wikipedia on Pannage
New Forest National Park: Pigs in Pannage
See more on Common rights in the New Forest
Why pannage?
I mean it as a reference to the natural ‘fruits of the forest’. It’s part of the seasonal pattern. I use it to signify the liberty, within agreed constraints, to seek out knowledge and understanding. We should care for learning just as we should care for our environment and our communities.
Life is complex. Pigs are much mis-understood and I choose not to eat them. The New Forest is not new, and there is much more to it than forest – it’s one of my favourite places.
