How These Local “Fields of Green” Played a Huge Role in WW2
During the Second World War, the New Forest area was a hive of aviation activity with airfields and bases such as RAF Beaulieu and Calshot….
The New Forest’s Secret Underground Army & Hidden Bunkers
During the first half of the Second World War, the threat of invasion was very real. As a result, Britain embarked on a program of…
Life at Hythe School During the Second World War
Hythe Primary School in Southampton, Hampshire, has historical logbooks containing handwritten notes by the teachers recounting the daily accounts of the school including 1939 to…
How a Strange Hump in the New Forest Might Have Helped the War Effort
As you travel on the B3054 from Hatchett Pond towards Lymington, you might notice a large gorse-covered mound on the heathland. It’s on the right-hand…
Can You Help Identify these American GIs in the New Forest During WW2?
Watkins and Williams American soldiers in the new forest with
Tales of the Wartime Waterside Air Raid Shelters
During the Second World War, local people sought protection from bombing raids in public air raid shelters. Homeowners could also assemble smaller shelters in their…
Hamble Point Anti-Aircraft Gun & Bofors Gun Platform
Hamble Common and Hamble Point have held an important defensive role for centuries. Historical records show Hamble as a significant maritime centre as far back…
Marchwood Inclosure’s Concrete Base or Plinth
In 2020 I heard about a mysterious hexagonal concrete block located in the middle of the woods in Marchwood Inclosure, New Forest. As a documenter…
Fort Widley’s Tunnels & Cold War Bunker
Fort Widley was built in the 1860s and is one of five Victorian forts that overlook Portsmouth harbour. It was used for military purposes for…