In which I get caught in a sleet shower, meet a gang of excitable siskins, and get a bit spooked on a lonely heath
Category: Joan Begbie
Anses Wood in the New Forest: where my ‘happy place’ is
In which I remember my first walk though Anses Wood in the New Forest
The golden New Forest woods of Ashurst, Mallard and Matley in the autumn
In which I walk through the New Forest woods of Ashurst, Mallard and Matley, through fallen leaves and many watery, muddy bits
An autumn walk among the New Forest woods of Deerleap and Churchplace
In which I start in rain, end in sun, find some history and think about old placenames: a walk through Deerleap and Churchplace Inclosures
Hampton Ridge: the spine of the northern New Forest
Hampton Ridge: views, wide expanses and bracing walks
Islands Thorns: tall trees and misty sunlight
In which I remember walking beneath the tall trees of Islands Thorns
Anses Wood: stately oaks and perilous beeches
In which I wish I were in Anses Wood again
Return to Godshill Wood
In which I walk in Godshill Wood in the New Forest on a frosty, clear-skied morning
New Tales from an Old Forest 