Wilverley Inclosure New Forest Walk

It’s a good path that’s suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs. Being an inclosure – it’s a gated woodland where, in theory, there shouldn’t be any of the free roaming livestock as seen elsewhere in the New Forest. However should there be any holes in the fence or gates accidentally left open there may be some ponies wandering through. Should you encounter any – if you have a dog with you please ensure they are kept under control.

From the gate into the woodland we continue straight on until we come to a t-junction with a sign giving some history of the land. From here we turn right and follow the path round. Pause for a moment and just listen to the birdsong or hug a tree (the redwoods have such soft bark).

As the hum of the A35 gets a little louder, you’ll notice the path to your left, almost doubling back on yourself. We’re following this path and keep going as we wind our way through this woodland. In places we find ourselves amongst wise old beech trees, in others there are much younger pines. The path gently climbs up and brings us back down the gentle slopes (the New Forest is relatively flat – it’s why the contour lines on an Ordnance Survey map are 5m apart rather than the 10m elsewhere in the country.

After winding our way along the path we come to another clear T junction. If we went right, we’d end up in the other part of the car park (to the left when you enter from the road). We instead are turning left and walking back to where the sign is we saw earlier, then taking a right turn and heading back to the gate and back to the car park.