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Chris Pole

Walk Description:

A walk leaving from a carpark just up the road fromThe Potting Shed cafe at Hyde.

Taking a route which quite soon goes downhill we pass through a valley and up the other side to arrive at Ibsley Common and pass an information board about a Barrow in this area.

Ibsley Common is a very wide open space with views for miles.

As we progress round and start to climb again in the distance is Robin Hood's clump. They are eighteen scots pines in a circular enclosure. There is some dispute about this being a disc barrow which English Heritage believe. It may be so and the clump may have been planted on a pre-existing site.

Coming off the common we go downhill past some houses, cross a lane and a stream via a couple of bridges, then make our way up hill to reach Gorley Common and a flat walk back to the cars.

The walk is around four miles with a couple of hills but long stretches of flat walking.

At the cafe is a garden centre and gift/food shop along with icecream outlet. (In summer)

Due to ground nesting birds any dogs need to be on a lead during Spring/Summer.

Be tick aware and bring water/hat as route exposed on the high ground.

(Oct;- beautiful autumn colours and lots of deer/stags. Pannage season in full swing with pigs roaming free.)

Allow extra time for travel through the forest due to all the donkeys, pigs, cows, horses and for a few weeks the pigs. None of them have any road sense and this is their home so they travel about in a slow relaxed way expecting you to stop for them!

Location Notes:

Just past The Potting Shed cafe at Hyde. Bumpy approach to carpark. Currently free parking.