In which I walk along the wide expanse of Ridley Plain and find twisty trees in Berry Beeches in the New Forest
Category: New Forest heaths
Birch trees and Meadow Pipits: Rockford Common and Appleslade
In which Meadow Pipits chatter across an old common and Birch trees illuminate the last days of winter: a walk across Rockford Common in the New Forest
A magical walk of frost and winter sunshine: Holmsley and Thorney Hill Holms in the New Forest
A delightful walk from Burley, down Turf Hill, through Holmsley Inclosure, and back via Thorney Hill Holms and Shappen Hill
A walk of mixed fortune: Turf Hill and Goatspen in the New Forest
In which I get caught in a sleet shower, meet a gang of excitable siskins, and get a bit spooked on a lonely heath
Ashley Walk and Pitts Wood: an early morning saunter in the New Forest
In which I walk the Snake Road in the north of the New Forest, and find early morning peace beneath the trees of Pitts Wood
A changing New Forest landscape: Godshill, Turf Hill and Millersford Inclosures
In which I walk across Turf Hill in the northern New Forest, a place where there was heathland which became a wood, and which is now becoming heathland again.
Stonechats in the New Forest
In which I enjoy listening to Stonechats on a walk over Ocknell Plain
New woods, old woods: Holly Hatch, Anses Wood, and North and South Bentley
In which I leave Ocknell Plain behind and walk through four woods - Holly Hatch, Anses, South Bentley and North Bentley - all different from each other in age and character, but each with its own beauty.
New Tales from an Old Forest 