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Woods full of fungi: Anses, Old Sloden and Broomy in the New Forest

On November 5, 2022November 3, 2022 By Amanda ScottIn Fungi, Joan Begbie, New Forest, Northern New Forest4 Comments

In which I tread through a carpet of fallen leaves, acorns, moss and fungi 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

Anses Wood: stately oaks and perilous beeches

On November 13, 2021November 11, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Joan Begbie, New Forest, Northern New Forest, Trees and forestry6 Comments

In which I wish I were in Anses Wood again

New woods, old woods: Holly Hatch, Anses Wood, and North and South Bentley

On July 31, 2021July 30, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Joan Begbie, New Forest, New Forest heaths, Northern New Forest, Trees and forestry4 Comments

In which I leave Ocknell Plain behind and walk through four woods - Holly Hatch, Anses, South Bentley and North Bentley - all different from each other in age and character, but each with its own beauty.

Anses in the New Forest: a gobliny wood

On March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Joan Begbie, New Forest, Northern New Forest, Trees and forestry2 Comments

In which I find an old book and an old wood, and meet Joan Begbie...This is my first post on this new blog, explaining how I came to be following in the footsteps of Joan Begbie, who published "Walking in the New Forest" in 1934.

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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