Overview
- The Home Office designated a legally enforceable restricted zone around Forest Lodge under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, making unauthorised entry a criminal offence.
- A roughly 10-kilometre security corridor with fencing, CCTV and no‑access signs now divides parts of Windsor Great Park.
- Closures include Cranbourne Gate and a popular parking area, resident passes no longer open certain park sections, and detours have lengthened local journeys.
- Seasonal trade has been disrupted with rerouted access to a nearby Christmas tree shop and reports from locals of near misses on altered traffic routes.
- Buckingham Palace says complaints are minimal, while Windsor MP Jack Rankin publicly backs the measures as necessary for the young family’s safety, and two nearby families reportedly left their homes.