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This is another video in my series “ New Forest Walks” accompanied by my Whippet (Logan). In this episode, I take a walk around Franchises Wood - which is located just outside the New Forest (but within the New Forest National Park) to the North of the B3078 (Roger Penny Way) – and on to explore the pretty village of Lover.

I park my car at the Forestry Commission car park at Telegraph Hill and start my 6.5 mile circular route by crossing the Hampshire / Wiltshire border and in to Franchises Wood. The wood covers some 1,000 acres and part of it is now owned by the RSPB. Public access within the woodland is restricted to the two main byways that go through it but this still does make for an enjoyable walk.

My route takes me to the village of Lover (pronounced to rhyme with Dover) with it's pretty church. The village has a “pop up” post office to allow folk to send valentine cards that have been postmarked “Lover”!

The homeward leg takes me back through enchanting woodland and past Franchises Lodge.

The weather was perfect for my walk – a sunny, bright Spring day.

Music by Original Spruce (Copyright owner). Permission for me to use this track has been given to me by the copyright owner. 2022. Tracks (in order of appearance in the video): 1) Nicely Stone, 2) Marching the Moors , 3) Pembrokeshire, 4) Eko Eko & 5) No Time For Lillies. To download these tracks & other music by Original Spruce go to https://spruce1.bandcamp.com/album/fi...

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Aerial pictures courtesy of Google Maps
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Historic Maps NLS Maps 'Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland'  https://maps.nls.uk/index.html

Information Sources: Wikipedia, Historic England & British History Online.


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I use a GOPRO HERO 7, 8 or 10 Black Action Camera (sometimes with a Gimbal) & a Rode microphone (either a “Shotgun” or a Rode Wireless Go) together with a Canon Powershot SX530 HS.