Pennie Davis was found dead in New Forest, Hampshire. Credit: Hampshire Constabulary

Pennie Davis' 18-year-old daughter Georgia has left a heartfelt note for her mother at a paddock near where her body was found.

Dearest mum, you were a goddess. I swear I'll make you proud. I like to think you're sitting there, watching on a cloud. You had so much more to give. You had so much more to do.

But now I'll be your legacy. I'll do it all for you. You climbed the highest mountains, you walked the longest plains, you'll never be forgotten. Forever in our hearts. I love you to the moon and back."

Police have appealed for help from the public after a mother-of-five was found stabbed to death in the New Forest national park.

Detectives from Hampshire Constabulary think 47-year-old Pennie Davis was tending her horse shortly before she was killed at a paddock on Leygreen Farm, Beaulieu.

Pennie Davis was found stabbed to death in the New Forest. Credit: Hampshire Constabulary

A post mortem examination conducted yesterday revealed that Pennie died as a result of multiple stab wounds...We urgently need to trace and speak to witnesses. We want to speak to anyone who was in the area of the paddock by Leygreen Farm on Tuesday afternoon between 2pm and 5pm

– Hampshire Constabulary

Police believe tourists, commuters, walkers and people out fishing in a nearby river may have seen something important and urged them to get in contact.