3/5)About Radnor Trail
A longer route which explores a range of woodland types both ancient and modern. Once past the Radnor Stone the trail passes through sweet chestnut, oak and beech dating from 1860. It then skirts the fenced boundary of Mark Ash Wood, an Ancient and Ornamental Woodland, where you can see pollarded beech trees. Bratley Water, flowing south to join the Blackwater, a tributary of the Lymington River, is an ideal spot to rest and have your picnic. Here you will find stands of Norway spruce planted in 1966 which are thriving in the moist valley bottom. The trail finally leads you past the deer viewing platform where you can often see a herd of fallow deer.
The path is a moderately smooth gravelled surface with two short but fairly steep slopes and frequent resting places.
The trail is accessed via a gate which has a low catch
How to get there:
Radnor Trail can be started from Bolderwood in New Forest. Emery Down and Lyndhurst are the nearest towns or villages.
By Car
Bolderwood is located 2 miles north-west of Emery Down, which is off the A35 just west of Lyndhurst.
By Bike
Cycle on 4 mile waymarked route from Burley. Or cycle along the Rinefield and Bolderwood Ornamental drive from Brockenhurst.
OS Grid Reference: SU 243 086
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info
What's on in New Forest
June
- Jubilee Picnic in the Queen's House Gardens Sunday 3 June 2012
- Ashley Walk Explorer Sunday 3 June 2012
- Forest Explorer Pub Walk 2 Tuesday 12 June 2012
- Birdmen, Bleriots & Bombers Saturday 16 June 2012
- Deer Watch at Dusk Tuesday 26 June 2012
Thursday 28 June 2012
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Thursday 5 July 2012 - Commoning Walk Wednesday 27 June 2012
July
- Deer Watch at Dusk Tuesday 26 June 2012
Thursday 28 June 2012
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Thursday 5 July 2012 - Hidden History Wednesday 4 July 2012
- Deer at Bolderwood Tuesday 10 July 2012
Tuesday 17 July 2012 - Step into Summer Tuesday 24 July 2012 to Sunday 2 September 2012
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| Length of trail: 3 miles |
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| Open or closed: open |
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| General Enquiries 023 8028 3141 e-mail: enquiries.southern@forestry.gsi.gov.uk |
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