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Dog walking at Blackwater Arboretum

Route Category: Nature

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Blackwater Arboretum

By creo

This walk takes you past majestic conifers planted in the 1850s, some of the oldest Douglas fir trees in Britain. Blackwater has some of the oldest and most striking firs in all of the New Forest. These impressive trees were planted in the 1850s to create Rhinefield Ornamental Drive. Experience the New Forest through touching … Continued

Deer Watch Trail

By creo

Spot deer on this very short circular walk at Bolderwood Arboretum This short stroll from Bolderwood car park leads you to a viewpoint overlooking fields where wild herds of fallow deer are regularly seen. Bolderwood once boasted an impressive arboretum which was devastated in the Great Storms of 1987 and 1991. Over the past few years Forestry England have been … Continued

Ashurst Stroll

By creo

From Ashurst railway station this short and easy walk explores a variety of landscapes that characterise the New Forest. The route first takes you past open Forest lawns where ponies graze and through Churchplace Inclosure, a timber plantation, before crossing the railway into Ashurst Wood. Then continue along a road that winds pleasantly through ancient … Continued