The Village Voice Oct /Nov 2019

The Dog Walk Diet Part 2
For all of you who enjoyed our previous
‘Dog Walk Diet’ article and walk route read
on!
The New forest is beautiful at this time of
year, the purple heather contrasting
against the emerald green of the trees to
create a beautiful walking landscape. Our
Longslade View route is one that we’ve
devised specially for our dog walking Pet
Rangers, who, with the rest of our team,
managed to complete over eight thousand
dog walks for local customers in 2018!
Anyway, to the route.
old railway bridge, follow the track that
goes to the right and up onto the old
railway line/gravel track. The Castleman’s
Corkscrew was the name given to one of
Hampshire’s oldest railway lines which ran
from Brockenhurst to Ringwood and on to
Wimbourne. Today long stretches of the
track have been retained for cycle and
walking routes.
Follow the track all the way to the end
where you come to a small white cottage.
Just after the cottage, turn left and follow
the track here.
Around 25-30 minutes into the walk, you
will come to a small river/pond area where
the dogs can have a cool off. Keep
following the track along. You will then
come to a wooded area. Keep following
the track up the hill.
Longslade View car park is in Sway. If
coming through Sway village and driving
up Brighton Road, turn right at the top of
Brighton Road. The car park is then on
your left hand side. If coming from the
B3055 Sway direction, turn left at the brow
of the hill and staggered crossroads. The
car park is then the first one on your right
hand side.
Turn into the car park and drive along the
track to the car park and park up.
From the car park gate, follow the track
down the hill and when you come to the
At the top of the hill the track splits. Go left
here and follow the track down the hill.
You will then come to a bigger river/pond
where you can again stop and the dogs can
have a cool off in the water. Alternatively
you can turn right and explore the
woodland for a longer walk.
Follow the track under the railway bridge
and all the way back up the hill to the car
park.
If all this frankly seems too much like hard
work for you, but you’d nevertheless like
to give your dog a unique treat of some
lovely, forest walks like this, then call us up
on the old dog and bone on 01425 262
100, or click www.sophiespetcare.com and
we’ll come and pick them up.
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