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Ober Heath and Ober Water: woods, streams and heathland

On September 10, 2022September 7, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Archaeology and history, Joan Begbie, New Forest, New Forest heaths, Southern New Forest, Trees and forestry, Wildlife4 Comments

In which I walk in the good company of friends among the woods, heaths and streams around Ober Water

The Grey Herons of Bickton

On June 4, 2022May 31, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Birds, Joan Begbie, New Forest, Northern New Forest, Wildlife2 Comments

In which I walk to Bickton to find a heronry, and watch with Grey Herons by the water

South Charford, Hale and the water meadows: old tales of warriors among the marshes

On April 2, 2022March 24, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Archaeology and history, Birds, Joan Begbie, New Forest, New Forest towns and villages, Northern New Forest, Wildflowers, Wildlife4 Comments

In which I walk through water meadows alongside the Avon in the New Forest

Mogshade Hill

On March 12, 2022March 11, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Birds, Joan Begbie, New Forest, Southern New Forest, Wildlife2 Comments

In which I climb Mogshade Hill in the New Forest, see a wonderful view and hear a Greenfinch

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

Encounters with deer in the New Forest

On October 16, 2021October 15, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Joan Begbie, New Forest, Southern New Forest, Trees and forestry, Wildlife4 Comments

In which I meet a little Roe doe and glimpse a tall Fallow buck in a forestry inclosure of tall conifers in the New Forest

Red Squirrels: lost inhabitants of the New Forest

On September 18, 2021September 17, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Joan Begbie, New Forest, Wildlife4 Comments

In which I learn a little of the history of Red Squirrels in the New Forest

Bolderwood and Mark Ash Wood in the New Forest

On September 11, 2021September 9, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Joan Begbie, New Forest, Southern New Forest, Trees and forestry, WildlifeLeave a comment

In which I walk through Bolderwood and Mark Ash on a sunny early morning, and find a magnificent tree in the heart of the New Forest

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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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