New Forest Walking Festival 2025

New Forest Walking Festival 2025

The 2025 New Forest Walking Festival has been hailed a success by organisers. This year the festival ran for two weeks from 18 October to 2 November, with expert-guided walks for all interests and abilities. This year, the festival marked the 20th anniversary of the...
Tick awareness in the New Forest

Tick awareness in the New Forest

Ticks are found in wooded and grassy areas of the New Forest and are most prevalent in the late spring and summer. The tiny insects feed on the blood of passing animals, including humans, and can sometimes cause conditions such as Lyme disease. Their bites are...
Great walks are only a train ride away

Great walks are only a train ride away

Guest author,  Kieran Seale, explains how the new Railwalks.co.uk website is getting people walking, with the help of Britain’s rail network. I have always enjoyed walking in the countryside.  So when Covid hit and I realised how much it meant to...