NEW FOREST WALK: FROGHAM TO HAMPTON RIDGE (NEW FOREST NATIONAL PARK)

Dave & his dog, Logan, go on a gentle walk in the New Forest, from Frogham to Hampton Ridge. The circular route takes them across some wonderful heathland and in to atmospheric woods before finishing up on Hampton Ridge (where the views are stunning). Along the way they come across Donkeys, Ponies & Cattle as well as some evidence of the area's history during World War Two.
NB: Towards the end of the video, I come across a structure built in to the side of a hill and I state that it was a markers hut for a Victorian Rifle range. However, whilst there would have been a markers hut in that area, it may actually have been an ammunition store for the range.
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[@josefinewendy582]

I am love to be with you and your beautiful dog walks .Thankyou Josephine

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Josephine & indeed thank you for watching.

[@MrNas42]

Thank you Logan for taking us on such a lovely and informative walk. Dave, your master, is clearly very knowledgeable and an excellent guide. It would appear he has had good training from a master film maker too. More videos please!

[@DaveFord]

Cheers Nigel. Yes..all thanks to Richard Vobes for his inspiration.

[@MrNas42]

@@DaveFord next weekend my son & I are camping on the Isle of Purbeck and will be following in yours and Richard's footsteps, entirely inspired by the Dorset video series.

[@MarqEnglish]

Good job Dave, well done and what a landscape.

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Marq. It is a beautiful part of the world.

[@annosborne7365]

Thank you Dave, lovely to see the donkeys . and Logan will look forward to the next one.

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Ann. I enjoyed "producing" the video . Will try to get more footage of Logan next time (he is so well behaved, I sometimes forget that he is there!).

[@ramibu239]

Hi Ann! Fancy meeting you here😏
Lisa from Eugene🙋‍♀️

[@annosborne7365]

Ramibu 2
Hello Lisa, I’m sorry there must be another Ann Osborne . I live in the Uk.

[@ramibu239]

@@annosborne7365 oh! Haha!!! Thats funny - sorry about that! Yes, there is another one - we both follow Richard Vobes - who lives in a neighboring town to me here in Oregon.

[@craigmarsh3221]

Good evening dave I have watched all of your videos now brilliant stuff keep up with the videos looking forward to the next one can you give logan a nice treat.

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Craig. Well done for watching them all! Hope you enjoy the future ones (a new one published every Friday!). Cheers.

[@paulaburgess2084]

Wonderful video!! Am planning to move to the area with my working cocker spaniel. Will be watching all your videos for inspiration. Thank you 🐾

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Paula. That was the first video that I did - hopefully the more recent ones are slightly better produced! Good luck with your move & I hope you and your dog have a lot of fun exploring the forest in the future.

[@philipmoody2525]

Dave - Great work, took me back to my teens when I lived in Fordingbridge and spent many summer school holidays cycling or walking in that area of the New Forest.

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Phil. I hope to be doing a video walk in Fordingbridge soon as it has a great deal of interesting history.

[@elizabethspeirs2973]

I love your informative video walks please keep them coming.

[@DaveFord]

Thank you Elizabeth. Glad you enjoy them.

[@realgreendress2330]

A beautiful and fascinating walk. Looking forward to the next one!

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. It is sometimes surprising what you can discover on a walk in the countryside.

[@ramibu239]

Loved the donkeys! You see wild burros roming around in places of SW America, but I have never seen tame donkeys just roming around loose!!! Liked the ponies too. The tall pines remind me of Oregon here. As always you are just a wealth of knowledge!

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@davidsecker5161]

I love your videos, keep it up

[@DaveFord]

Thank you David. :)

[@OurDaysOut]

Very good Dave, have subscribed to your channel. Keep them coming.

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. I hope to have another video walk out in the near future.

[@AlfredE.Nueman]

The little pink cottage at the beginning of the video was once owned by Juliette de Baïracli Levy who wrote the book Wanderers In The New Forest.

[@DaveFord]

Many thanks for the information. It is great to know that building has a little bit of interesting history.

[@RichardVobes]

Good job - well done for your first video walk - I wonder who 'trained' you! :)

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Richard for your help & guidance.

[@Stickman2112]

Fine video Dave and Logan I’ve worked around Frogham but never knew much about it and the WW2 history is amazing to think of the area used as a bombing range.

[@DaveFord]

Thank you. Yes...there is a lot of interesting history around there - all slowly going back to nature!

[@lucyeveleigh6689]

Great video. Where exactly does the walk start?

[@DaveFord]

Thanks Lucy. That was the first video that I ever made and alas I didn't think to include a map of the route....subsequent ones included a map! I started at a car park at the end of Abbotts Well Road, Frogham (the road that goes East by the Foresters Arms pub). Grid ref SU177128 (nearest Post Code SP6 2JA).