In which I tread through a carpet of fallen leaves, acorns, moss and fungi in the New Forest
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Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve
In which I walk along the Lymington to Keyhaven seawall with views across mudflats and a silver-grey sea
Milkham and Roe Inclosures, and Bratley Plain: an early morning walk in the first days of autumn
In which I walk through two forest enclosures in the New Forest - Milkham and Roe - and across the wide plain of Bratley
Ober Heath and Ober Water: woods, streams and heathland
In which I walk in the good company of friends among the woods, heaths and streams around Ober Water
Black Bush: an evening walk in the New Forest
In which I walk among gnarly old trees and pass by graves from long ago on Black Bush Plain in the New Forest
Arne Nature Reserve: a day of sun and friendship
In which Joan and I visit the RSPB’s nature reserve at Arne in Dorset
Requiem for a beech
In which I grieve the falling of an old friend - a much loved beech tree in Anses Wood in the New Forest
New forest, old forest: Beaulieu Heath and its woods
In which I visit an ancient wood, a new wood and some ancient barrows on Beaulieu Heath
New Tales from an Old Forest 