Herald - Issue 413

7th October 2021 • The HERALD • Page 47 v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v | DOWN THE GARDEN PATH | RYAN FENCING Quality Fencing & Gates 07769 706516 • 023 8084 1203 www.ryan-fencing.co.uk • Find us on Facebook 07879 552227 www.crowngardensandlandscapes.co.uk info@crowngardensandlandscapes.co.uk A family run business with over 20 years experience. Our teams of professional, friendly and reliable Gardeners and Landscapers are passionate about gardening and landscaping to very high standards of presentation and quality workmanship. Garden Maintenance Leaf Clearance Autumn Tidy Up Hedges Borders Weeds Pressure Washing Landscaping Design Patios Artificial Lawns Decking Fencing Garden Repairs Your specialist Landscape and Garden Maintenance service, based in Hythe. Here to support the design, creation and maintenance of your perfect and personal outdoor space. Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH or email editor@herald-publishing.co.uk Crunchy, Leaf-lined Walks & Gardens to Visit this Half-Term by Crown Gardens & Landscapes As autumn well and truly gets under way, October half term is the perfect time to enjoy the mild temperatures and stunning colours that it brings. Before winter draws in, there’s no better time to grab your wellies and get crunching along in those leaves with your family. Exbury Gardens Exbury Gardens in Beaulieu is truly sumptuous in autumn. Its huge site (200 acres) provides a plethora of acers and nyssa trees with their vibrant reds and oranges, along with dogwoods and grand oak trees that provide a background canvas of golden yellow. e main paths are well maintained so great for buggies and strollers, but there are plenty of small paths if older children want to wander the wooded areas. If you have younger children, they’ll fall in love with the miniature railway which is running a haunted ghost train this October half term – perfect for some spooky fun. www.exbury.co.uk Ober Water – New Forest is trail is great for families with smaller children. e walks are short and manageable for little legs, with a huge bonus being toilets available at the White eld Moor car park. You can access this walk from three di erent car parks, Beechern Wood, White eld Moor or Puttles Bridge and at 2.3 miles it’s a gentle stroll for the whole family. If you’re lucky, the ice cream van might make an appearance at White eld Moor car park or you can walk a little further into Brockenhurst to stop at one of its tea rooms. www.newforestwalks.co.uk/walks/ ober-water Hillier Gardens Hillier Gardens is another huge site (180 acres) that provides ample space for the whole family, with children under 5 going free. It has a great choice of fun activities for children to do, including ying on their magic carpet swing, exploring the tree house, wandering over the wobbly bridge and running through the bamboo tunnels. For nature lovers, you’ll be blown away by the glorious autumn colours and you’ll be able to spot ornamental fruits on the cotoneasters, crab apple, hawthorns, hollies and Sorbus plants. www.hants.gov . uk/thingstodo/hilliergardens Bolderwood Bolderwood in the New Forest is great for combining some walking with a little nature spot t ing. Nestled in Bolderwood is Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary, with a purpose-built deer spotting platform where you can keep your eyes peeled for the shy animals. Sometimes you might even be lucky enough to see a herd of deer being fed by a Forestry England Ranger. Even if you don’t get a glimpse of the deer, there’s plenty of other nature on o er and Bolderwood is a great choice for walks. With three circular routes, suitable for buggies and wheelchairs, none of the walks are longer than 2 miles so they’re a great choice for little legs. If the weather’s good, you can bring a picnic and sit on the eld in the centre and there are toilets which makes Bolderwood a family friendly choice for walking. w w w . t h e n e w f o r e s t . c o . u k / t h i n g s - t o - d o / b o l d e r w o o d - d e e r - sanctuary-p789391 Pull on your boots and enjoy all that autumn has to offer Woodlands Gardening Club meets on the second Tuesday of the month. Meetings start at 7.30pm at Hanger Farm in Totton, and their next meeting takes place on Tuesday 12th October for a talk by Stuart Pocock titled ‘Pruning Your Roses’. Visitors will be very welcome at £2.50; for more information about the club, call Susanna on: 023 8029 2953. Pruning your Roses