After a heavy downpour, it was a a relief to see sunshine at the start of our walk. But then it clouded over and the sky was dark in the distance. There was also an autumnal nip in the wind as we headed off from Beechern Wood car park across Whitemoor. However, the weather did not detract from our walk. As usual, the New Forest … Continue reading September Walk
Rather than doing separate posts for our activities, this month we are going to trial doing one post that covers all the activities for the month. Dates of these and all our activities are also on our “Diary Dates” page. Monthly Meeting Our meeting is on Monday 12th September. The subject is Violette Szabo GC and the speaker is Jeremy Prescot. At Brockenhurst Village Hall 7pm … Continue reading September Activities
Thankfully, it was cooler for our July walk. We started at Beechern Wood car park and Whitemoor was very parched and almost white, with only a few animals too. The Bog areas were quite green so they are probably still wet areas. The heather is just beginning to flower. We headed up to Puttles Bridge, where, as you can imagine, the water levels were low. … Continue reading July Walk and Meet-Up
Our July walk will be on Thursday 21st July starting at Beechern Wood car park at 10.am. We will walk for one to two mile miles and will walk at gentle pace to suit all. The paths can be wet or muddy, so please wear appropriate footwear for all eventualities. Ukraine hosts and guests are invited to join us for this walk. Please contact us with any … Continue reading July Walk and Meet-Up
This month we rung the changes and did an evening walk. It had been a beautiful day and although it had clouded over a little, it was a very pleasant temperature for a walk. As we we set off from Beechern Wood car park, we could see some foals, one of them quite small. It was pony central on the moor and we gave them … Continue reading June Walk and Meet-Up
Our June walk and meet-up will be on Thursday 16th June at 6pm (to allow those who work to attend too). We will start at Beechern Wood car park off the Rhinefield Road in Brockenhurst. We will walk for one to two mile miles and will walk at gentle pace to suit all. The paths can be wet or muddy, so please wear appropriate footwear … Continue reading June Walk and Meet-Up
After some raining days, we were unsure how wet the forest would be for our May walk. We started with grey skies as we set off from Beechern Wood car park, Brockenhurst across Whitemoor. We weren’t the only ones on Whitemoor and it was lovely to see a big group of ponies and foals, which we observed from a distance. (Photos taken with a zoom … Continue reading May Walk and Meet-Up
Our May walk and meet-up will be on Wednesday 18th May at 10am. We will start at Beechern Wood car park off the Rhinefield Road in Brockenhurst We will walk for one to two mile miles and will walk at gentle pace to suit all. If the weather is favourable, please feel free to bring a chair and a cuppa for a meet-up afterwards. Non-walkers … Continue reading May Walk and Meet-Up
When Hampshire WI suggested that WI’s do a walk to raise ACWW, we thought this was a great idea! ACWW stands for The Associated Country Women of the World and it was founded in 1929 to bring rural women and their organisations all over the world together, and in doing so address the challenges they face because of their isolation of their communities, discrimination against … Continue reading ACWW Walk and Coffee Morning
We were greeted to a sunny day for our March walk and meet-up. We set off from Beechern Wood car park and walked our usual route in reverse for a change! When we reached the bridge, we were entertained by Mabel swimming! We walked through the woods …. And then walked parallel with the river, enjoying seeing this lovely pony. We headed across the bridge … Continue reading Our March Walk and Meet-Up
Brockenhurst Women's Institute 