Bernwood Forest used to be a royal hunting forest that covered a lot of the local area. All that is left now is a section managed by Forestry England.

There are lots of dog friendly paths and geocaches there, so we joined Gemma and Paddy for a walk there:

Rocco was in heaven with an infinite supply of sticks, mud and water.

Gemma and Paddy did really well at spotting the geocaches:

There were a wide variety of different paths and habitats:

All too soon, it was time for lunch:

We explored a different part of the forest in the afternoon; this had many large anthills:

And more lovely paths:

Rocco really did enjoy himself:

A lovely day, helped by really nice weather!