9.98 miles from Ivy Wood carpark Brockenhurst, The New Forest on 28 Jan 2014
These are pictures from a 9.98 mile walk from Ivy Wood car park in the New Forest on a day which started sunny and mild but became cloudy in the afternoon with a light showers later.
The New Forest was declared a new hunting 'Forêt', meaning 'reserve', by William the Conquerer in the late 11th century. It had been a Saxon royal hunting ground for many years before that, and some of the Saxon King Canute's charters were carried forward by the Normans.
Read MoreThe New Forest was declared a new hunting 'Forêt', meaning 'reserve', by William the Conquerer in the late 11th century. It had been a Saxon royal hunting ground for many years before that, and some of the Saxon King Canute's charters were carried forward by the Normans.
Park Pale
Park Pale - built it is thought in the late 11th century by the Norman King, William II (Rufus). The deer were herded by beaters into the wide entrance to the trap through Park Ground Inclosure, funneled through between the earth banks topped with wooden pales (Park Pale), and into the narrow trap where they were shot by archers and carted away. This was seen as an early conservation measure to maintain deer populations to reasonable proportions, as well as providing sport for the Norman Kings and their retinue.