Rockford

Jacks back about, stalking the night, his works visible as a glazed crust to standing water and a crisp top layer to autumns fall. Along Digden Bottom, rabbits, common in regions of the forest yet not frequently seen, are out in abundance, enjoying the Sun and feasting on the lush greenery afforded by the recent rains and bright and unseasonal weather. Remnants maybe of the locally farmed rabbit communities; several 'pillow mounds', man made burrows, are shown by the OS, although seeing their ephemeral features on the ground is no easy task. The ground beyond Dockens Water, towards Ibsley Common, is sodden, giving walking the impression of traversing a vast blancmange skin; Bamboo canes mark a safe route across the potentially treacherous Linwood Bog. Beyond the quagmire the open heathland extends into the distance, windswept and bare, a vast expanse of varied brown hues and punctuated by small stands of Pine and Birch; ponies wander between grazing spots whilst cows lay amongst the scattered clumps of rough gorse.