In which I begin to learn about how to understand a landscape, by lifting my eyes and knowing where my feet are planted.
Category: New Forest heaths
Hampton Ridge: skylarks and history
In which I am surrounded by skylark song, and learn some New Forest history. In particular, I am surprised by Second World War archaeology masquerading (according to the OS map) as tumuli.
The golden road from Eyeworth
In which I reach the top of the forest...Pipers Wait is the highest point in the New Forest, and is included in this lovely circular walk from Eyeworth Pond near Fritham.
Rockford Common, Roe Inclosure and Linford
In which I visit a lovely common, and make friends with a brimstone butterfly ... In this post, I describe a walk across Rockford Common and through Roe and Little Linford Inclosures via the heaths of Bucksherd Bottom in the New Forest.
New Tales from an Old Forest 