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Category: Butterflies

New forest, old forest: Beaulieu Heath and its woods

On July 16, 2022July 13, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Archaeology and history, Butterflies, Joan Begbie, New Forest, New Forest heaths, Southern New Forest, Trees and forestry2 Comments

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

Highland Water and Puckpits Inclosures in the New Forest: a flower-filled walk of early summer

On June 18, 2022June 17, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Birds, Butterflies, Joan Begbie, New Forest, New Forest heaths, Southern New Forest, Wildflowers2 Comments

In which I find wildflowers in the sunshine among the trees and heaths of Highland Water and Puckpits Inclosures and Withybed Bottom

Fordingbridge, Bickton and the Hampshire Avon: a walk of birdsong and buttercup-filled meadows

On May 21, 2022May 18, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Archaeology and history, Birds, Butterflies, Joan Begbie, New Forest, New Forest towns and villages, Northern New Forest, Wildflowers6 Comments

In which I walk from Fordingbridge to Bickton and back again, among clouds of Cow Parley and buttercup-filled meadows

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

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

Ibsley Common and Dockenswater: hill, valley and mire

On June 26, 2021June 24, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Archaeology and history, Butterflies, Joan Begbie, New Forest, New Forest heaths, Northern New Forest, Wildflowers2 Comments

In which I set out in mist and finish in sunshine on a walk to explore Ibsley Common and Dockenswater. Along the way I meet a Silver-studded Blue butterfly and lots of lovely wild flowers.

A walk round Godshill Wood in the New Forest

On May 29, 2021May 28, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Butterflies, Joan Begbie, New Forest, Northern New Forest, Trees and forestry, Wildflowers4 Comments

In which I enjoy the first properly sunny day for ages, and go for a walk round lovely Godshill Wood in the New Forest.

Joan Begbie published her book of New Forest walks, 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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