In which I walk along the wide expanse of Ridley Plain and find twisty trees in Berry Beeches in the New Forest

In which I walk along the wide expanse of Ridley Plain and find twisty trees in Berry Beeches in the New Forest
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 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
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
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.
In which I enjoy listening to Stonechats on a walk over Ocknell Plain
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.