Monthly Archives: June 2018

In recent weeks the volunteers have been deployed at Ashridge College to work on the hallowed turf as landscape gardeners – a delightful change of scene. The manicured gardens designed in the Picturesque style need a helping hand to prepare … Continue reading →

  A constellation of wild flowers is now in bloom on the hills. The volunteers have cleaned the jewel in the crown of Ashridge, the Beacon Hills by removing the aftermath of last years flowering along with the course grasses … Continue reading →

The Alford cross is really an Ashridge artefact despite the fact that it stands outside the Park boundary in Little Gaddesden parish. Erected in 1891 to commemorate the life of of an aristocratic landlady who influenced the life of many … Continue reading →

“Sumer is icumen in” according to the old folk song, so that is when we head for the beach nowadays – over one hundred and fifty N T properties are adjacent to beaches and the Trust rely on an army … Continue reading →