NEW FOREST WALK at DIBDEN (NEW FOREST NATIONAL PARK)

This is another video in my series “New Forest Walks” accompanied by my Whippet (Logan). In this episode I undertake a 5 mile circular route from the Dibden Forestry Commission Car Park (Grid Ref SU406057) - located on the Eastern boundary of the New Forest.
I start my route by heading North through the Dibden Inclosure, along the top of a valley where I experience some stunning views. After crossing a stream at Dibden Bottom, I head West by The Noads Inclosure before turning South on to Beaulieu Heath - where I start to see a number of bronze age barrows.
After crossing the B3054, I start my exploration of the location of what was once the Hilltop Starfish Decoy site in World War Two. It was designed to simulate a city at night (in this case Southampton - a few miles to the East), using strategically placed lights & fires. The site was built in 1941 on this open heathland and was made up of earthworks (ditches & banks - mainly rectangular) that would have held old waste oil, coal & timber. The idea was to give the impression of burning areas, inducing the attacking pilots to drop their bombs on the inferno below rather than the genuine target over the city.
I then go on to the pretty Stonyford pond (one of the most remote ponds in the New Forest), before exploring an unusual bronze aged barrow that was used as a “butt” (holding targets) for a Victorian Rifle range!
I then head North, back to the car park, via an old Roman Road & the Fawley Inclosure.
Map courtesy of Google Maps.
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