Walking in the New Forest

Steve Davison is a freelance writer and photographer who has written several walking guides. He has also written for a number of outdoor magazines and other publications, including local and national newspapers, specialising in hillwalking and European travel. He is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild. Find out more about him out at www.steve-davison.co.uk.

• Contents Map key Overview map Introduction Plants and wildlife Geology History of the New Forest Walking in the New Forest Getting to the New Forest Getting around the New Forest Food and drink Where to stay Countryside codes Your safety Access and rights of way The New Forest online Longer walks and long-distance routes Maps Using this guide Walk 1 Langley Wood and Hamptworth Walk 2 Godshill and Castle Hill Walk 3 Hatchet Green and Woodgreen Walk 4 Bramshaw Telegraph and Eyeworth Pond Walk 5 Bramshaw Church and Nomansland Walk 6 Abbots Well and Alderhill Inclosure Walk 7 Fritham and Cadman and #039;s Pool Walk 8 Janesmoor Pond and the Rufus Stone Walk 9 High Corner Inn and Ogden and #039;s Purlieu Walk 10 Appleslade Bottom to Rockford via Ibsley Common Walk 11 Castle Piece and Linford Brook Walk 12 Exploring Bolderwood Walk 13 Minstead and Furzey Gardens Walk 14 Portuguese Fireplace and the Knightwood Oak Walk 15 Bank and Gritnam Walk 16 Ober Water and Blackwater Arboretum Walk 17 Holmsley Walk and Burley Walk 18 Wilverley Inclosure and Castleman and #039;s Corkscrew Walk 19 Lyndhurst and Bolton and #039;s Bench Walk 20 Ashurst figure-of-eight Walk 21 Beaulieu Road and Bishop and #039;s Dyke Walk 22 King and #039;s Hat, Dibden Bottom and the Beaulieu River Walk 23 Stubby Copse Inclosure and Balmer Lawn Walk 24 Brockenhurst and Dilton Walk 25 Hatchet Pond and Hawkhill Inclosure Walk 26 Beaulieu River from Beaulieu to Buckler and #039;s Hard Walk 27 Setley Common and Boldre Church Walk 28 Exploring the coastline from Lymington to Keyhaven Walk 29 Milford on Sea and Hurst Castle Walk 30 Lepe and Exbury Appendix A Route summary table Appendix B Useful contact information Appendix C Glossary Appendix D Bibliography