レッドリンチでの周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

Wide at this point but can easily be passed a bit further downstream circa 20m

This section of path through the upper half of Islands Thorns Inclosure is utterly sublime, most particularly in springtime when all the leaves are fresh and new. Marvel at the sylvan beauty, birdsong and woodland views. It is my favourite inclosure in the New Forest!

nice setting

Despite the seemingly unpromising name, "Nomansland" is a fine village along the boundaries of the Hampshire and Wiltshire county borders. Nowadays this runs along this road in front of the Lamb Inn. Local legend has it that the border formerly ran through the pub itself and as closing time was earlier in Hampshire, there was a quick move into the Wiltshire bar to get extra drinking time at the end of the evening! New Forest ponies also visit for refreshment and can be found grazing on the green alongside the road.

The nature reserve was part of a group of Royal Forests until the 16th century when, unlike the New Forest, they declined and reverted to farmland and landscaped parks. The reserve's ancient woodlands have a long history of management and would have provided local people with a valuable source of timber, wood fuel, forage for pigs (known as pannage) and grazing for livestock. Coppicing was particularly important, and as you walk through the reserve look for old banks and ditches that mark the boundary of coppice enclosures. Coppicing is the method of cutting trees such as hazel or oak to ground level on a regular cycle. This produces fast-growing shoots for fodder, firewood and making charcoal.

The River Blackwater begins just north of Redlynch in Wiltshire and flows eastwards to join the River Test near Totton in Hampshire.

Hatchet Green in the village of Hale is very pretty, quintessentially English, with a number of benches on the perimeter. A great place to rest, maybe picnic, and watch the world go by!

The Nomansland War Memorial is a Grade II listed building commemorating the local men who served in both WW1 and WW2. The memorial is situated on the common green area in the village and is situated just across the way from The Lamb Inn, a cosy country pub serving up delicious food & refreshing drinks.