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

Hampton Ridge: the spine of the northern New Forest

On November 27, 2021November 25, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Joan Begbie, New Forest, Northern New Forest6 Comments

Hampton Ridge: views, wide expanses and bracing walks

A shadow play of deer and a branch full of fungi

On October 30, 2021October 28, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Joan Begbie, New Forest, Northern New Forest, Trees and forestryLeave a comment

In which I walk on old paths I have previously trodden through Eyeworth and Islands Thorns in the New Forest

Glimpses into an older forest: a walk through Old Sloden, Hasley Hill and Broomy Inclosure in the New Forest

On October 9, 2021October 8, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Archaeology and history, Joan Begbie, New Forest, Northern New Forest, Trees and forestry5 Comments

In which I imagine an older wood of hazel and bees, meet a pony guarding the way west to Hasley, and walk among raindrops sparkling in the grass

Ocknell Inclosure: traces of war, early autumn fruit and a lichen hunt

On July 24, 2021July 23, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Archaeology and history, Joan Begbie, New Forest, New Forest heaths, Northern New Forest, Trees and forestry2 Comments

In which I go for an early morning walk through a lovely pasture woodland in the New Forest, get scared (a bit) by some cows, and go on a lichen hunt

The golden road from Eyeworth

On May 15, 2021May 14, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Archaeology and history, Joan Begbie, New Forest, New Forest heaths, New Forest towns and villages, Northern New Forest, Trees and forestryLeave a comment

In which I reach the top of the forest...Pipers Wait is the highest point in the New Forest, and is included in this lovely circular walk from Eyeworth Pond near Fritham.

Janesmoor Pond and Fritham Butt: a round barrow

On April 3, 2021April 11, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Archaeology and history, Joan Begbie, New Forest, Northern New Forest2 Comments

In which I almost go for a tumble and discover some ancient history... In this post, I visit Janesmoor Pond on a freezing February morning, before meeting Joan to explore Fritham Butt, one of the hundreds of Bronze Age round barrows in the New Forest.

Fritham, Eyeworth, Studley and Islands Thorns: Part 1

On March 20, 2021April 11, 2021 By Amanda ScottIn Joan Begbie, New Forest, Northern New Forest, Trees and forestry4 Comments

In which I turn left, not right... This is my very first walk with Joan Begbie, making our way through Eyeworth and Studley Woods from Fritham. There were some disagreements and ambiguities about the right way to go, but that didn't spoil a beautiful tramp through the woods.