In which I grieve for lost fields, but discover some local Ringwood history...This walk starts in Ringwood, heading for Rockford Common and the New Forest woods, streams and heaths beyond.
Category: Archaeology and history
The Coppice of Linwood, King’s Garn Gutter and the Rufus Stone: woods and history
On a bitingly cold day, I walk vanished paths through the Coppice of Linwood, King's Garn Gutter and Long Beech Inclosure, visiting the Rufus Stone in the New Forest on the way.
Janesmoor Pond and Fritham Butt: a round barrow
In which I almost go for a tumble and discover some ancient history... In this post, I visit Janesmoor Pond on a freezing February morning, before meeting Joan to explore Fritham Butt, one of the hundreds of Bronze Age round barrows in the New Forest.
