Seems a long time since we had a walk in the New Forest, so Biscuit's suggestion that we go this afternoon was very welcome.
Inspiring weather too - almost warm, and beautifully bright and clear.
Went to Anderwood, another 'random' car park just picked off the map this morning, a couple of miles east of Burley.
No desperately exciting, being largely a bridalway through one of the bigger inclosures, but it opens out to beech woodland at one point and is quietly impressive. The silence was inspiring - even with nine of us in one group the kids still managed to appreciate being able to hear nothing but the robins, treecreepers and occasional crow.
Some excellent mud they enjoyed skwijing around in too - and chilly enough when we got home to get the fire blazing.

B has been down here for a week, and I think leaving to go back to college tomorrow will be difficult.
She's very excited to have received an offer at the Uni. I think 320 points (ABB or AAC) is still very high, but she is confident that she will make the grades and already planning her timetable and accommodation down here in October. She's got a good atitude to it which impresses me most - the grades are high enough to make her determined to reach them. She will too I don't doubt.
So much easier when she's here on her own, although the drfiting between here and her boyfriend's Hall has been frustrating. We never seem to quite know whether she's here for dinner, or sleeping here, whether he's coming as well or quite what is going on. I thik Trx is beginning to feel the pressure of that, and showing signs of jealousy at her presence when arrangements are all being made around 'what she wants'. I think she has a point, so roll on Sunday afternoon.