Top 10 most popular New Forest walks of 2025

Top 10 most popular New Forest walks of 2025

After a busy year of walking throughout 2025, we’ve compiled the Top 10 most popular walks in the New Forest. Based on page visits on NewForestWalks.co.uk, here’s where our website users have been walking over the past year: 1. Lyndhurst –...
Square routes – New Forest 222 guidebook

Square routes – New Forest 222 guidebook

Even for seasoned walkers, many of the New Forest’s historical sites and local landmarks can be easily passed by without noticing – sometimes they are literally under your feet. Now, thanks to Jodi Longyear’s guidebooks, you can find the hidden history,...
Pannage season pigs in the New Forest

Pannage season pigs in the New Forest

Every autumn the sound of gentle snuffling comes from the undergrowth in the The New Forest. Pannage season sees Commoners turn their pigs out on the open forest, exercising the Right of Mast which dates back to medieval times. The pigs happily eat acorns, beech nuts...
Autumn walks in the New Forest

Autumn walks in the New Forest

Of all the seasons, autumn is arguably the most spectacular in the New Forest woodlands. The summer’s lush green canopy gradually turns to dazzling shades of gold, orange, brown and red. The trees prepare to shut down for winter, but not before one of...