Dave undertakes a 5 mile circular route from Cadman’s Pool (just South of the small hamlet of Fritham).
Cadman’s Pool is a man -made lake (from the 1960’s) which is now a breeding spot for ducks & geese. Leaving the pool (which is located on the very outskirts of the old WW2 RAF Stoney Cross Airfield), I head south through Anses Wood (where there are plenty of different tree fungi to discover!) to then follow the Dockens Water going East towards Fritham. I then head North through Queen North Wood up on to Fritham Plain where I get to see Common Cotton Grass (wild white flowers) at a spring before passing by Green Pond.
I then head West in to the Sloden Inclosure where I set out to find the remains of a Royal Hunting Lodge deep in the woods! My route then takes me South through Holly Hatch Inclosure & back to my starting point at Cadman’s Pool.
Map courtesy of Google Maps.
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