In which I walk through the ancient wood of Mark Ash in the autumn, and think about the value of getting lost
Category: Trees and forestry
Milkham and Roe Inclosures, and Bratley Plain: an early morning walk in the first days of autumn
In which I walk through two forest enclosures in the New Forest - Milkham and Roe - and across the wide plain of Bratley
Ober Heath and Ober Water: woods, streams and heathland
In which I walk in the good company of friends among the woods, heaths and streams around Ober Water
Black Bush: an evening walk in the New Forest
In which I walk among gnarly old trees and pass by graves from long ago on Black Bush Plain in the New Forest
Requiem for a beech
In which I grieve the falling of an old friend - a much loved beech tree in Anses Wood in the New Forest
New forest, old forest: Beaulieu Heath and its woods
In which I visit an ancient wood, a new wood and some ancient barrows on Beaulieu Heath
The forest after rain: Beaulieu River and King’s Hat in the New Forest
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
Bluebells, a Swallow and a Cuckoo: a walk from Setley Pond to Roydon Woods in the New Forest
In which I walk through Roydon Woods Nature Reserve, and find my first Cuckoo, Swallow, and Bluebell carpet of 2022
New Tales from an Old Forest 