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Category: Northern New Forest

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

Bushy Bratley and Bratley Wood: among old trees

On March 19, 2022March 17, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Joan Begbie, New Forest, Northern New Forest, Southern New Forest, Trees and forestry4 Comments

In which I walk through an old wood of twisted trees: Bushy Bratley and Bratley Wood in the New Forest

Birch trees and Meadow Pipits: Rockford Common and Appleslade

On February 19, 2022February 18, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Birds, Joan Begbie, New Forest, New Forest heaths, Northern New Forest, Trees and forestry13 Comments

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 wander in and around Fordingbridge at the New Forest’s edge

On February 12, 2022February 12, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Joan Begbie, New Forest, New Forest towns and villages, Northern New Forest8 Comments

In which I take a short walk around Fordingbridge, at the western edge of the New Forest

Sunshine, a Kingfisher and lots of Coots: a morning at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve

On January 29, 2022January 28, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Birds, Joan Begbie, New Forest, Northern New Forest, Wildlife12 Comments

In which see a Kingfisher, Tufted Ducks and lots of Coots, and chat with a Robin - a morning at one of the loveliest nature reserves in the New Forest

Anses Wood in the New Forest: where my ‘happy place’ is

On December 18, 2021December 16, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Joan Begbie, New Forest, Northern New Forest, Trees and forestry4 Comments

In which I remember my first walk though Anses Wood in the New Forest

Hampton Ridge: the spine of the northern New Forest

On November 27, 2021November 25, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Joan Begbie, New Forest, Northern New Forest6 Comments

Hampton Ridge: views, wide expanses and bracing walks

Islands Thorns: tall trees and misty sunlight

On November 20, 2021November 11, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Joan Begbie, New Forest, Northern New Forest, Trees and forestryLeave a comment

In which I remember walking beneath the tall trees of Islands Thorns

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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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A lovely Banded Demoiselle damselfly - seen earlier today #newforest The atmospheric Water Cut sculpture by Mary Bourne, sitting above the Mallerstang Valley #YorkshireDales Wood pigeon coming in to land! Bluebells, Marl Lane, Fordingbridge - a honey-scented treasure 💚 The gorse is looking stunning this year #newforest #wildflowersuk It’s always worth looking close up at moss - so delicate and beautiful #newforest #moss 💚 Mark Ash Wood in the #newforest - an enchanted place newtalesoldforest.com/2022/12/03/mar… #trees #autumnuk A bracket fungus (Turkeytail?) with its golden crown of autumn leaves #autumnuk #fungi #newforest #nature Green Velvet Tree - aka moss-covered beech! #newforest #trees #autumnuk #moss
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