As the temperatures drop and the days shorten, the trees in the magical New Forest explode with colour; from brilliant scarlet to bright gold, hot pink to flaming orange. Then there’s the heathlands; bursting with purple heather and the flare of the gorse.
Leaf Peeping is the lovely American term for the very agreeable pastime of travelling to photograph and marvel over Nature’s Fireworks – when the solid green tree canopy becomes a wonderland of colour as its leaves turn scarlet, orange and gold.
One of the best sights of the New Forest in the summer is the spectacular, vibrant heather sweeping across our vast heathlands! The three types of heather in the New Forest provide a beautiful purple and pink carpet across the forest floors from start/mid August to mid September.
Now that lockdown is easing, you'll want to come and visit the magical New Forest. We need our lovely visitors to keep to a few guidelines to ensure everyone and everything can stay safe.
We know this is a difficult time, and the fact you can’t visit the New Forest to see our gorgeous spring wildlife might be making it even harder for you, so we thought we’d give you a little update on our spring wildlife that you can look at and enjoy from your own home.
When you’re considering a holiday or day out, cost is frequently a factor in deciding where to go. That’s one of the things which makes the New Forest one of the best destinations we know – because so many of the wonderful things we have to share won’t cost you a penny to enjoy!
As March arrives it will hopefully bring with it some warmer spring weather here in the New Forest. March is a perfect time to get out and about and explore our great outdoors.
The answer is… plenty! From the mighty Red deer, to brightly-coloured hawfinches, to foxes slinking across the heathland, the winter months provide some of the best opportunities to watch our wonderful wildlife.
The clocks have gone back, the days are growing shorter and winter has started to beckon. So, may we proudly present one of Mother Nature’s greatest free shows? Autumn in the New Forest! As the temperature drops our magical forest is transformed from a solid green canopy to a wonderland of colour as the leaves on our trees turn scarlet, orange, pink and gold.
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