Stroll beneath their fragrant branches, feel their thick bark and reach your arms around their massive girths. As you wander, look for roe deer, wild boar and New Forest ponies with spring foals. In summer, enjoy blooming azaleas, pink rhododendrons and the songs of firecrests, hawfinches and other resident birds.<\/em>This gentle walk guides you past some of Britain\u2019s most impressive trees. Easy to follow, with interactive boards along parts of the route, it makes for a fantastic family outing with young tree-lovers. If the weather\u2019s wet, wear wellies for the Blackwater ford crossing.<\/p>\n

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Rhinefield walk<\/h2>\n
5.1km\/3.2 miles |\u00a01.5 hours | easy<\/em><\/p>\n
1. Dwarfed by history<\/strong><\/p>\n
From Blackwater carpark, exit through the wooden arch, cross Rhinefield Ornamental Drive and follow the Tall Trees Trail past ancient ditches, coast redwoods and a magnificent pair of giant sequoias.<\/p>\n
2.Woodland ways<\/strong><\/p>\n
At Brock Hill carpark, take the footpath on your left and loop through the trees. Turn right at the grassy ride to reach a surfaced forest track. Like much of the New Forest, this plantation woodland is managed sustainably for timber \u2013 look for piles of logs awaiting the sawmills. Follow the track south for 800-metres, or enjoy denser woodland by detouring off the track on narrower forest rides.<\/p>\n
3. Blackwater Arboretum<\/strong><\/p>\n
Turn left at the Forestry Commission cycle marker 244 and enter Blackwater Arboretum through the wooden arch. Touch, smell and see your way around this nationally important collection of world trees.<\/p>\n
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