Category Archives: New Forest 2005

Slept in till 7:30! My God! Packed up then wandered aimlessly round for a bit before departing for our marathon journey back to Haslemere. It took us an hour and a half. An all round lovely week of rest and … Continue reading →

Up at 6am, went to the shop for the paper then off on my walk to Studley Castle at 7:30. By the way, the guy at the shop now recognises me and says a cheery “‘mornin’.” Walked through Godshill Inclosure … Continue reading →

Up at 6 and down for the paper at 7. Left the house for the New Forest Otter, Owl and Wildlife Park at 10. It was quite a long drive but we eventually arrived. Now, I’m not saying this had … Continue reading →

Up at 6, down for the papers at 7. Decided to go for another walk today seeing as the day is supposed to be bright and warm. Set off for the Avon Valley Path, this time heading north. The day … Continue reading →

Up at 6:30. It poured with rain in the night and was still drizzly so went down to the shop accompanied by the patter of drops on my Akubra. Spotted an odd sight. Opposite the shop lives a man with … Continue reading →

Awake at 6.30 on a glorious morning. Woodpecker Cottage has an interesting collection of creaks upstairs. I think they are inbuilt so you think the cottage is quite old. It isn’t. After writing up my journal I wandered down to … Continue reading →

A brief interlude. We were due to leave for the New Forest after Lisa’s departure and, since she wasn’t leaving until about 7am, on the spur of the moment I decided to go into London and see the Chelsea victory … Continue reading →

Two things have always dominated the New Forest: gravel and birch trees! The gravel, now in the form of terraces, was kindly deposited by the Rover Solent in the Pleistocene era (1.8 million to 10,000 years ago) and the birch … Continue reading →