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• Cheriton to Tichborne
  on Apr 16, 2009 in AA "50 Walks in Hampshire and Isle of Wight" Hampshire Thursday is Experiment Day Spring
  Thursday 16th April 2009Thursday is Experiment Day! Every Thursday I shall be trying out a new walk in Hampshire (or elsewhere) that is not in the New Forest. Should the "experiment" turn out to be unfavourable, there will be a consolation walk i.e.
• Sweet Wood and Open Plain
  on Apr 15, 2009 in Hampshire Favourite Walks My Walks New Forest Spring
  14th April 2009The sun showed his smile and the air was warm, even across the breezy plains of LongCross and Fritham.I parked at LongCross Plain. The walk was pleasant along a green lawn track across the Plain and then down through trees alongside th...
• Linwood Bog-Dancing
  on Apr 7, 2009 in Hampshire My Walks New Forest Spring
  3rd April 2009As I gathered my gear for a walk I thought to myself, "I'm going across Linwood Bog, shall I take my gaiters?"For future reference, the answer to this question, or any question with the word "bog" in it, is always "Yes!" "No, I don't th...
• Acres Down to Lucas Castle
  on Apr 7, 2009 in Hampshire My Walks New Forest Spring
  7th April 2009 The east side of the A31 corridor today. Ever since I misjudged the timing of my previous walk to Lucas Castle back in the autumn I've wanted to come back and do the whole thing in daylight. Today I did, following a slightly different...
• Three Ponds
  on Mar 17, 2009 in Hampshire Favourite Walks My Walks New Forest Spring
  17 March 2009For route details click hereThe three ponds in question are Janesmoor, Cadman's and Green. The one pictured left is Janesmoor on the plain of the same name.In the glorious arrival of spring heralded by the silent yet blaring trumpets of...
• Busketts Lawn
  on Mar 7, 2009 in Hampshire My Walks New Forest A Walk Around the New Forest
  7 March 2009For route details click hereThis walk was adapted from one of Nicholas Henderson's Walks Around the New Forest, Walk no. 8. It takes in much of the route he describes from the Busketts Lawn car park, from where I began my walk. Mr Henders...
• Shave Hat
  on Mar 2, 2009 in Hampshire My Walks New Forest
  28 February 2009For route details click hereThis is a lovely walk. The route I planned wasn't very long because I didn't have much time. The paths leading awa from the car park to Shave Hat itself are shown on the map as undotted white paths indicati...
• Pipers Wait to Telegraph Hill
  on Feb 26, 2009 in Hampshire New Forest A Walk Around the New Forest
  20 February 2009I have obtained a fab little book full of great little walks that can be combined and turned into great big walks. I have listed it in the sidebar, but for present reference it is called "A Walk Around the New Forest" by Norman Hender...
• Itchen Valley Country Park again
  on Feb 26, 2009 in Hampshire My Walks Itchen Valley Country Park cows Winter
  21 February 2009As I didn't have a lot of time I elected to test a circular walk that would take in the Water Meadows of the Itchen Valley Country Park and the Itchen Way which runs along what used to be the tow path of the old Itchen Navigation Cana...
• Not a walking entry - an apology for absence
  on Feb 7, 2009 in Notes from the INdoors Winter
  7th February 2009My last walk was the day before yesterday, cold and grey and a blessing after the last fortnight. I followed a local route which I extended for a little way along the Itchen Way up towards the airport. Owing to the late afternoon and...

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