Brrrr

There's something special about a frosty morning in the countryside. The landscape changes from the usual to the magical. You don't get many of these mornings each year in the New Forest and so when they happen you feel the draw to go an experience them.

Denny Wood is one of my favourite places to visit in Winter, there are option for walking whatever the weather, from paved and gravel cycle paths to forest trails and enclosures. Plus someone started feeding the wild birds in the carpark a couple of years ago and now there's always a range of small native birds to see.

I'm so glad I went out for a walk this morning. From the warmth of our home it didn't look particularly frosty outside but I had a bit of faith in the BBC weather app and it didn't let me down.

Not just the first frost of Autumn but the first wear of the long johns under my trousers!