A delightful walk from Burley, down Turf Hill, through Holmsley Inclosure, and back via Thorney Hill Holms and Shappen Hill
Tag: Walking
A walk of mixed fortune: Turf Hill and Goatspen in the New Forest
In which I get caught in a sleet shower, meet a gang of excitable siskins, and get a bit spooked on a lonely heath
Anses Wood in the New Forest: where my ‘happy place’ is
In which I remember my first walk though Anses Wood in the New Forest
The golden New Forest woods of Ashurst, Mallard and Matley in the autumn
In which I walk through the New Forest woods of Ashurst, Mallard and Matley, through fallen leaves and many watery, muddy bits
An autumn walk among the New Forest woods of Deerleap and Churchplace
In which I start in rain, end in sun, find some history and think about old placenames: a walk through Deerleap and Churchplace Inclosures
Hampton Ridge: the spine of the northern New Forest
Hampton Ridge: views, wide expanses and bracing walks
Return to Godshill Wood
In which I walk in Godshill Wood in the New Forest on a frosty, clear-skied morning
A shadow play of deer and a branch full of fungi
In which I walk on old paths I have previously trodden through Eyeworth and Islands Thorns in the New Forest
New Tales from an Old Forest 