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

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.

New Tales from an Old Forest

Tag: Pasture woodland

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

Anses in the New Forest: a gobliny wood