New Forest Walking
One of the best ways to experience the new forest is by foot. From rugged moor land to ancient woodlands, the New Forest offers a wide range of flora and fauna to explore. Over hundreds of year the forest has established itself into a haven for nature and wildlife. There is plenty of New Forest Accommodation if you decide to stay in the area for period of time. Depending on the time of year and part of forest you visit, you may see bluebells, pink heather or bright yellow gorse flowers. As for animals, you will probably encounter ponies, donkeys, rabbits, deer and birds of prey and if you are lucky you might see the rare sand lizard. The forest is made up of an extensive network of footpaths and bridleways that run throughout. You can explore these paths at your pace and walk on any path or track unless it tells you otherwise. Keeping to these paths reduces the risk of disturbing the wildlife and its habitat.
To see some breathtaking beauty we recommend that you try some of the coastal paths that pass through some special conservation areas. There are spectacular views across the Solent to the Isle of Wight and birdwatchers can spot many different birds including warblers, curlews and herons in the areas of marshland.

Bolderwood Deer Walk, Ornamental Drive, west of Lyndhurst (1.5 miles)
Start the walk off at Bolderwood Green car park on Ornamental Drive, West of Lyndhurst. Across the road is a deer observation platform to view the deer from, after looking at this return back to the road and go north (left) for a short while until you get to a grass ride on the left. Follow this for several hundred meters, through holly trees until you reach a gravel road. Walk down this gravel road on your left for 400 meters until you enter the Bolderwood deer grounds. After a while you will enter a conifer plantation, continue along the ride to the left and at the second junction turn off to the left. This path then takes you through Bolderwood Arboretum. Go along the path to the right of the pond to pass Radnor stone, which is up the hill among the trees. From the stone, take a short walk to the top of the hill and it will take you back to your starting point. Don’t forget to stay at a New Forest Hotel if the walk is tiring.

Wiverly Inclosure (3.75 miles)
For this walk you need to start at the Wiverley Plain car park at Wootton. First off, leave the car park by the wooden gate at the start of the Wilverly Wander. Go right at the first junction marked “Scouts” and follow the green and yellow posts. In the middle of the Inclosure the path goes left to some crossroads. Go straight on following the posts as you go, the track will bear to the right then climbs up to a level section. You will then reach a second Scout sign that points straight ahead, take a sharp left then the track gradually bears downhill and turns sharp left by a bench. Follow the fork to the right off the gravel track onto a forest path. Continue over the 'crossroads' and follow the path uphill through a conifer plantation. Keep left at the fork at the brow of the hill and go through a belt of oak and holly before leaving the plantation through a wooden gate. Turn left and follow the track for 500 yards before turning off down a gravel path on your right. Go under the old railway bridge. Ford the Avon Water and continue through a wooden gate into the Brownhill enclosure, where a rough path will take you through to a gravel track. Turn left and follow this route down to Wootton Coppice Enclosure. Leave here via the wooden gate, turn left onto the road and cross Wootton Bridge; from the bridge follow the rough path up on the right hand side towards until it meets with the road just east of the junction. Cross over the road and follow the sandy path running parallel with the road; this will take you back to the car park

Accommodation in the area
If you have travelled a large distance to go on one of these walks you may consider staying at a New Forest hotel. The Knightwood Lodge Hotel in the New Forest provides the ideal holiday new forest accommodation for visiting the New Forest and surrounding areas. This New Forest hotel is situated on the Southampton Road on the edge of Lyndhurst, opposite the open forest. Originally built in the 1920s, the hotel has been carefully modernised to make it the ideal base for your New Forest holiday. After a day exploring, why not relax in the hotel's own indoor leisure centre which is well-equipped with a heated pool, spa, sauna, steam-room and exercise room. Knightwood Lodge has fourteen bedrooms, all en suite, with colour television, including a satellite channel, tea/coffee facilities, mini-bar, direct-dial telephone and hair drier.


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