Monthly Archives: November 2017

OMG!………..Fenton!

Posted on November 24, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

The Volunteers have been out and about on the Estate along with staff members engaging with the visitors on the dos and don’ts at Ashridge – handing out information cards to bikers, horse riders and dog-walkers. A sensation of panic … Continue reading →

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G’day bees

Posted on November 19, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Friday the 10th of November was a good day for bees, living in the U K. There was good news for the hundreds of thousands of people who had been calling on the government to endorse a ban on neonicotinoids, … Continue reading →

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Sunday delights.

Posted on November 12, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

It’s one of those late season sunny Sunday afternoons, when Ashridge visitors take in the fading English countryside – time to engage with them as volunteers. Arriving at the Beacon car park, it’s full to over-flowing with cars, but few … Continue reading →

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From Russia with love;

Posted on November 9, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Like a gift from the east, Ashridge has seen avian fireworks over the Chiltern Hills during the past week or so – an irruption of Hawfinches. According to Lawrence T hawfinches nested in Sallow Copse until a decade ago, before … Continue reading →

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Oh dear…

Posted on November 3, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

If you go down to the woods today you are sure of a big surprise – sinister figures riding around on quad-bikes. It is however for serious endeavour- not a picnic. Now that the rutting season has finished, when stags … Continue reading →

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