In which I visit an ancient wood, a new wood and some ancient barrows on Beaulieu Heath

In which I visit an ancient wood, a new wood and some ancient barrows on Beaulieu Heath
In which I walk from Fordingbridge to Bickton and back again, among clouds of Cow Parley and buttercup-filled meadows
In which I walk through Roydon Woods Nature Reserve, and find my first Cuckoo, Swallow, and Bluebell carpet of 2022
In which I walk through water meadows alongside the Avon in the New Forest
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
In which I walk in the footsteps of New Forest smugglers, find some Water-crowfoot, and admire the pollarded Beeches of Ridley Wood
A delightful walk from Burley, down Turf Hill, through Holmsley Inclosure, and back via Thorney Hill Holms and Shappen Hill
In which I get caught in a sleet shower, meet a gang of excitable siskins, and get a bit spooked on a lonely heath