The forest has changed markedly since we were last here back in March, the stands were still naked then. The greening of the forest is a wonderful sight, everywhere life is stirring. You can feel the energy rising. Magnificent! The filling canopy is flush with bird song; this morning we heard our first (...maybe two) Cuckoo of the year. Amongst the stands ponies lazily graze not bothered by our presence, occasionally a deer, spooked by our approach, would disappear quickly into the closest thicket, though some tough it out, just stand there as you pass...you ain't seen me, right! Everywhere there's the sights and sounds of activity, nature's opening up for business. The New Forest is two forests really, the open forest and the wooded one, this morning the majority of our walking was through the latter, we did 12 miles, about 9 of which were immersed in woodland. So green. You can't beat woodland's embrace, I feel deeply connected and at home in woodland, comfortable, I always have. I'm woodland people.
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