Friday 1st March

Directions to Hawkhill Car park

From Lyndhurst take the A337 towards Brockenhurst. Just before entering Brockenhurst, turn left at the Balmer Lawn Hotel onto the B3055 (signposted Beaulieu).

Stay on this road for about 3 miles (down under the railway bridge, ignoring a turning to the right near the bridge).

As you finally emerge from the woods into the open, the car park is about 600 yards on the left.

The car park is not very well signposted, but it's up a gravel track on the left.

February Deerleap Car Park

30 members set off in sunshine in rather a chilly wind with 2 or 3 muddy patches, but we were sheltered somewhat by the tall pines of the enclosures. Although outward we took an alternative route to avoid the woods and enjoy the sunshine, well sheltered walking south. However at about 11 o'clock it clouded over and sleet fell for about 5 minutes. On the return leg it was the opposite, chose a route through the woods for shelter from the wind (now walking NE) and because there was no sun to enjoy. In general a pleasant, leisurely stroll. Dave

Feb walk

Hatchett Pond walk

Unusually warm for a January, it was nice not to freeze. Twenty-seven and one dog made the effort and all were glad they did as it wasn't really muddy although we had to keep to the track and had to come back the same way to remain on firm ground. The very tame horse stayed took a great interest in our visit in the vain hope of food.



 

January walk

December Walk

Anderwood Walk. 18 of us set out (Dillon preferred his warm bed to the cold and mud) in an overcast (but dry sky), but within 10 minutes the sun came out and remained with us to the end, the Walking Group's luck is holding out. The route was substantially changed from the original idea of walking in Mark Ash Wood, but after all the rain most of route would have been a quagmire, quite unpleasant. So the revised route was 95% on firm gravel tracks (5% slushy mud!). We spotted a lone deer just 150 yards away grazing and being in North Oakley Enclosure most of the time, we were out of the cold wind in pleasant sunshine. Another walking group of about 10 assembled in the car park with us, set off behind us, followed us for about a mile and waved goodbye as we turned off at Smokey Hole, as they headed on towards Bolderwood. All in all an enjoyable, leisurely, fairly level amble.

No photographer today so no photos

The next walk is on Friday 4th January starting from Hatchett's Pond.

November

Twentysix and Dillon enjoyed another walk in the forest. Despite all the rain we've had the going was reasonably good perhaps because all the water was draining into the bogs that were on either side of path we took. The sky was blue for a change and no rain - very enjoyable.

Standing hat car park Brockenhurst

Lucky again with the weather, the threatened rain never arrived. Not cold either so a good walk although the start had some people a bit worried as it was muddy, very muddy but as Dave says if you stick to gravel paths you may as well go round Totton. Seventeen and a dog braved the challenge.