Monthly Archives: December 2017

The annual end of year get-together for the Thursday volunteers was held at five-ways corner, on Old Copse Drive deep in the woods at Ashridge with some forty people attending. Collecting and burning brash was the order of the day, … Continue reading →

The volunteers have been busy at the Visitor Centre supporting staff in their annual act of festooning. From hand-made paper chains to floral fascinations – all in a days work for the staff. A tasteful ensemble in a quiet and … Continue reading →

Despite the bad weather, the volunteers have been learning the ancient seasonal art of hedge-laying. This is part of the N T policy of encouraging volunteers to take on skilled work normally carried out by paid operatives, like gate building, … Continue reading →

Last Friday some forty volunteers, friends of Ashridge and former staff members met  for a festive gathering at Hill Farm – Bob Davis travelled down from Norfolk to join in the camaraderie. With the constant stream of so called bad … Continue reading →

There is a sadness around the Ivinghoe hills at the moment. Something is missing – the affectionately named Belties. The twenty or so Belted Galloways have moved on, leaving the scrub and rough grass for the Volunteers to deal with. … Continue reading →