In which I walk through the ancient wood of Mark Ash in the autumn, and think about the value of getting lost

In which I walk through the ancient wood of Mark Ash in the autumn, and think about the value of getting lost
In which I walk through two forest enclosures in the New Forest - Milkham and Roe - and across the wide plain of Bratley
In which I walk in the good company of friends among the woods, heaths and streams around Ober Water
In which I walk among gnarly old trees and pass by graves from long ago on Black Bush Plain in the New Forest
In which I grieve the falling of an old friend - a much loved beech tree in Anses Wood in the New Forest
In which I visit an ancient wood, a new wood and some ancient barrows on Beaulieu Heath
In which, on a sunny morning after a night of rain, I visit two ponds near the Beaulieu River and walk through King's Hat Inclosure
In which I walk through Roydon Woods Nature Reserve, and find my first Cuckoo, Swallow, and Bluebell carpet of 2022