The largest attendance so far at The New Lawn was in a FA Cup third round game against Derby County in January 2009 when 4836 watched Forest Green narrowly lose 3-4.

For the 2007–08 season Gloucester City shared the ground due to serious flooding at their home stadium.

[7] This was then followed in December 2011 by the installation of 180 solar panels to the EESI stand to help the club generate its own electricity.

The Etesia robot mower - known as a 'mow bot' - uses GPS technology to automatically guide it round the pitch without the need for human intervention.

[9] In August 2012, a Manchester United XI played a pre-season friendly at the ground in aid of the Sustainability in Sport foundation which was created by Forest Green chairman Dale Vince and Gary Neville.

[11] The stadium hosted what is believed to be the world's first ever vegan football match on 1 November 2014 in a Conference National game against Lincoln City.

[17] The area outside the stadium has also been developed into a habitat for wildlife through the planting of wild flowers and native trees.