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Author: Amanda Scott

Wildlife, nature and especially trees. Lives at the edge of the New Forest.

Bluebells, a Swallow and a Cuckoo: a walk from Setley Pond to Roydon Woods in the New Forest

On May 7, 2022May 6, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Archaeology and history, Butterflies, Joan Begbie, New Forest, Southern New Forest, Trees and forestry, Wildflowers6 Comments

In which I walk through Roydon Woods Nature Reserve, and find my first Cuckoo, Swallow, and Bluebell carpet of 2022

South Charford, Hale and the water meadows: old tales of warriors among the marshes

On April 2, 2022March 24, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Archaeology and history, Birds, Joan Begbie, New Forest, New Forest towns and villages, Northern New Forest, Wildflowers, Wildlife2 Comments

In which I walk through water meadows alongside the Avon in the New Forest

Woodgreen and a disused railway track at the edge of the New Forest

On March 26, 2022March 24, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Archaeology and history, Birds, Butterflies, Joan Begbie, New Forest, New Forest towns and villages, Northern New Forest6 Comments

In which I walk through Woodgreen and along a disused railway track in the New Forest in spring, under a blue sky and among the calls of Chiffchaffs

Bushy Bratley and Bratley Wood: among old trees

On March 19, 2022March 17, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Joan Begbie, New Forest, Northern New Forest, Southern New Forest, Trees and forestry4 Comments

In which I walk through an old wood of twisted trees: Bushy Bratley and Bratley Wood in the New Forest

Mogshade Hill

On March 12, 2022March 11, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Birds, Joan Begbie, New Forest, Southern New Forest, Wildlife2 Comments

In which I climb Mogshade Hill in the New Forest, see a wonderful view and hear a Greenfinch

Ridley Wood and Berry Beeches, Part 2: A wide plain and twisted trees

On March 5, 2022March 2, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Joan Begbie, New Forest, New Forest heaths, Southern New Forest, Trees and forestry5 Comments

In which I walk along the wide expanse of Ridley Plain and find twisty trees in Berry Beeches in the New Forest

Ridley Wood and Berry Beeches, Part 1: Walking in smugglers’ footsteps

On February 26, 2022February 24, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Archaeology and history, Joan Begbie, New Forest, Southern New Forest, Trees and forestry, Wildflowers4 Comments

In which I walk in the footsteps of New Forest smugglers, find some Water-crowfoot, and admire the pollarded Beeches of Ridley Wood

Birch trees and Meadow Pipits: Rockford Common and Appleslade

On February 19, 2022February 18, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Birds, Joan Begbie, New Forest, New Forest heaths, Northern New Forest, Trees and forestry13 Comments

In which Meadow Pipits chatter across an old common and Birch trees illuminate the last days of winter: a walk across Rockford Common in the New Forest

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Joan Begbie published her book of New Forest walks,Β Walking in the New Forest, in 1934, almost 100 years ago. Joan writes entertainingly and with a shining love for the Forest as she describes each of her many walks. In this blog, I’m following in her footsteps. I was curious to discover how things have changed in the New Forest since she was writing, and how much is the same. I follow her routes using a modern OS map (OS Explorer 22), comparing it with an OS map dating from the 1930s. Each post describes a different walk (or part of a walk). Why not come with me to explore!

The New Forest National Park is in the south of England, lying mainly in the county of Hampshire, and in Wiltshire to the north.

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Oystercatcher #Scotland I really like unfurling ferns - all that promise and patience πŸ’š A bit of a cold and rainy walk today, but rewarded by the waterfall in Flowerdale Glen, near Gairloch, #Scotland #nature #walking In #Scotland - what a view! #mountains πŸ’š The feathery, fresh-green softness of new larch leaves - I can’t resist running my fingers over them when I pass them by! πŸ’šπŸŒ³ The Guardian of the Avon - I love this old tree that stands by the Hampshire Avon near Hale in the New Forest πŸ’šπŸŒ³ Snowdrops #fordingbridge #newforest #spring My new friend x The upper reaches of the Beaulieu River as it winds its way across Longwater Lawn in the #NewForest
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