Monthly Archives: October 2016

The Beacon

Posted on October 8, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

The fires around the hill are not celebratory beacons, they are not warning of an impending invasion, merely a sign of human activity! – conservation activity. The last time there was a celebratory fire on the Beacon was in the … Continue reading →

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The burning of Witchcraft Bottom

Posted on October 7, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

A large number of the Thursday conservation group set about cleaning up Witchcraft Bottom, part of the original Ashridge Park. The Trust had thinned out large numbers of secondary trees and left them to dry out over the years – … Continue reading →

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Hay-making in September!

Posted on October 4, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

With the summer flowering complete and the wild flowers having set their seed, it was time to cut hay in the sunshine around the Beacon. Last Wednesday a group of volunteers from the Aylesbury Centre carried out important conservation work … Continue reading →

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More dead hedges!

Posted on October 2, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Dead hedges have become very fashionable at Ashridge. The weather last Thursday was inclement, but the volunteers produced their longest dead hedge to date. It required six machine loads of logs and brash to produce some seventy yards of hedging. … Continue reading →

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