In which I walk the Snake Road in the north of the New Forest, and find early morning peace beneath the trees of Pitts Wood
Tag: Heathland
A changing New Forest landscape: Godshill, Turf Hill and Millersford Inclosures
In which I walk across Turf Hill in the northern New Forest, a place where there was heathland which became a wood, and which is now becoming heathland again.
Stonechats in the New Forest
In which I enjoy listening to Stonechats on a walk over Ocknell Plain
Hampton Ridge: skylarks and history
In which I am surrounded by skylark song, and learn some New Forest history. In particular, I am surprised by Second World War archaeology masquerading (according to the OS map) as tumuli.
The Coppice of Linwood, King’s Garn Gutter and the Rufus Stone: woods and history
On a bitingly cold day, I walk vanished paths through the Coppice of Linwood, King's Garn Gutter and Long Beech Inclosure, visiting the Rufus Stone in the New Forest on the way.
