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Bloxworth and Wareham Forest

12/10/2017

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12 October 2017
Bloxworth
7 miles
Opposite Bloxworth Church, limited space
​TableTable Holes Bay  ★★★★☆ a special deal again!
While there are only two of us walking it seems superfluous to keep putting attendees and walk leader so  from now until further notice all the walks are Peter and Ray and one of us will lead it with help from the other!  
It's nearly two years since four of use visited the small village of Bloxworth and this was an interesting variation to our walk of 2 December 2015.
The day was not as bright and sunny as forecast but was a decent dry day for walking.  We started out along the well mown grassy track that leads down to the road and then took the second turn off the road onto the path to the A35.  Ray stood a little close to the edge trying to spot a gap in the traffic and the wind from a high speed mammoth truck whipped his hat off!  Luckily it only travelled a few yards and was recovered safely.

​Many of the tracks through Wareham Forest, that look on the map to be quite minor, are actually very well surfaced .  This is a typical example showing the path just after Oak Hill.
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Path - Oak Hill
We decided to walk to the top of Woolsbarrow fort and tackled this by the easy route starting on the south side.  The view from the top makes the climb well worth the effort.  In fact we found it such a good spot that we stayed there for refuelling.
This was according to one source a Durotrigian Fort.  The Durotriges were numbered among the few tribes of Iron-age Britain which issued coinage, although unfortunately, none of the coins associated with the tribe bear inscriptions.
Another source says:  
Woolsbarrow Camp Hillfort is a small univallate enclosure of around 2.25 acres. Believed to be the smallest hillfort in Dorset. The simple gap entrance in the South East is thought to be original.  Univallate means having only one wall surrounding a depression.  Haven't we learned a lot today?
​We were looking for the ghosts of Roman soldiers!

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The View - Woolsbarrow Fort
Here we also met another walker lucky enough to be taking a holiday in the area.  We didn't feel at all envious!
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Follow The Lines
Just after joining the Wareham Forest Way we decided to have another look at the possibility of following the route of the power lines  over to the road at Sugar Hill and then on to the Hardy Way.  The last time we tried this it looked impossible but today it seemed fairly straightforward.
For the majority of there route this was true but we did hit one or two rather boggy areas which required a few deviations particularly when close to the road.  It is easy to hate the site of the pylons striding across the countryside but the path below them proved to be quite interesting today. 
​We followed the very wiggly path on to the Hardy Way joining this for a short while before turning right to find the path we set out on some four hours earlier.
Lunch was at able Table again but this time the one at Holes Bay.  Who can resist 40% discount vouchers?
Two Chicken Forestière and two pots of tea for £16.57 excellent value.

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St Andrew's Church, Bloxworth
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On The Hill - Not Over It
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The Sentinel
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