In which I walk through an old wood of twisted trees: Bushy Bratley and Bratley Wood in the New Forest
Category: Trees and forestry
Ridley Wood and Berry Beeches, Part 2: A wide plain and twisted trees
In which I walk along the wide expanse of Ridley Plain and find twisty trees in Berry Beeches in the New Forest
Ridley Wood and Berry Beeches, Part 1: Walking in smugglers’ footsteps
In which I walk in the footsteps of New Forest smugglers, find some Water-crowfoot, and admire the pollarded Beeches of Ridley Wood
Birch trees and Meadow Pipits: Rockford Common and Appleslade
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 magical walk of frost and winter sunshine: Holmsley and Thorney Hill Holms in the New Forest
A delightful walk from Burley, down Turf Hill, through Holmsley Inclosure, and back via Thorney Hill Holms and Shappen Hill
Anses Wood in the New Forest: where my ‘happy place’ is
In which I remember my first walk though Anses Wood in the New Forest
The golden New Forest woods of Ashurst, Mallard and Matley in the autumn
In which I walk through the New Forest woods of Ashurst, Mallard and Matley, through fallen leaves and many watery, muddy bits
An autumn walk among the New Forest woods of Deerleap and Churchplace
In which I start in rain, end in sun, find some history and think about old placenames: a walk through Deerleap and Churchplace Inclosures
New Tales from an Old Forest 