Monthly Archives: February 2018

  Volunteers have recently been learning the art of coppicing – in Old Copse – a traditional woodland management technique that was practised extensively until about one hundred and fifty years ago at Ashridge. Areas of woodlands, or ‘coupes’, are … Continue reading →

The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago and the next best time is now – Chinese proverb. So some of the Thursday group volunteers did just that. Three black poplars planted at Water End, along the … Continue reading →

The conservation volunteers have recently been working along Ling Ride, part of the Ivinghoe common which used to stretch south passed Ringshall down to Witchcraft Bottom. Ling Ride is a rare example of lowland heath which the Trust are now … Continue reading →

The Wednesday ad hoc group are a small select band of volunteers with a characteristic in common – some serious manpower. The gate guarding the entrance to Golden Valley adjacent to the Mansion having been destroyed, the team were assembled … Continue reading →

The response from Harold Macmillan in the sixties when asked what a prime minister most feared – “Events dear boy, events”. As volunteers we have nothing to fear from Ashridge events other than some really bad weather! They are a … Continue reading →