I live in Hampshire nr. Winchester but spend a lot of time in the New Forest ! I LURVE the New Forest. It has ALL the ELEMENTS of Swallows & Amazons (Arthur Ransome) and more,REALITY and its there and available to all - nearly FREE! Children, even little ones, love camping there or daytrips - its like the Beaches/Seaside they need little else but themselves; mates and imagination!
I grew up watching Out of Town by Jack Hargreaves on Sunday mornings and loved it (so much I bought the DVD SET on here!) Jack was clearly in LURVE with the New Forest. Capture some of it in his books! Capture the rest yourself on a visit!
Jack Hargreaves presents (verbal or written words) as if he were your Grandfather, passionately engaged in the subject matter, but cool in his delivery. His eye sees so much others would otherwise pass by un noticed. Shame he is gone !
The New Forest landscape has been Captured majestically on camera stills by Richard Kraus - see his books on here or his website - or his cards and pictures in the Forest shops.