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Back in Time

Posted on March 24, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Another week, another challenge for the volunteers at Northchurch Flats where they have been working on and off for the last three months. Located at the southern end of the extensive Northchurch common, where the chalk is exposed at the … Continue reading →

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What happened to Juniper?

Posted on March 17, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

We only have two viable bushes at Ashridge! When juniper bushes were blighted by a fungus, horticulturists feared it could be the end for British gin. Now drinkers of the spirit can breathe a sigh of relief as experts say … Continue reading →

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THE BIG 5 oh oh oh….

Posted on March 12, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Congratulations, and celebrations to the followers of the Blog, who have clocked up over five thousand hits since last May. One hundred and forty posts later – it must be doing something right. We have travelled from the spring bluebells … Continue reading →

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Fake News

Posted on March 9, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Spring is sprung twenty six days earlier than a decade ago, causing problems for the natural cycle of plants and wildlife, according to Climate News Network. Spring is arriving ever earlier in the northern hemisphere. One sedge species in Greenland … Continue reading →

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Tales of Trees at Ashridge – part one

Posted on March 8, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Ashridge opened a new exhibition on Saturday at the Visitor Centre – “Root & Branch”. A veritable feast for tree-huggers. The mature forest is really our equivalent of the rainforest. The exhibition will run for a year, and crystallizes the … Continue reading →

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The Home-makers

Posted on March 3, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

The Thursday volunteers took advantage of the good weather this week to push ahead with the clearance of Northchurch Flats, after the extensive tree and scrub clearance. One group proceeded with the ritual burning of the brash, while the ladies … Continue reading →

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VOLUNTEERS’ PARTY

Posted on February 27, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

  There were one hundred and forty guests at the annual Volunteers’ Party on Friday, held at the splendid Civic Centre in Berkhamsted. The Trust headed up by Susie, along with Lalenya took the opportunity to highlight their commercial achievements … Continue reading →

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Doris the Bountiful

Posted on February 26, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Doris did not go down a storm. She created havoc across the Country with winds of up to eighty miles per hour in the South. Ashridge had it’s fair share of destruction with large trees being felled to create more … Continue reading →

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THE AD HOC GROUP

Posted on February 23, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

The Trust have created a new group of workers – the ad hoc volunteers. They will be called upon to undertake specific tasks apart from those carried out by the regular Thursday and Sunday groups. Last Wednesday the group of … Continue reading →

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From Barclay Wills.

Posted on February 19, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

When summer sweetness fills the air, And butterflies flit everywhere On tireless wings, What perfect colour schemes are ours, In all the painted wings and flowers That summer brings! But on this February day, As up Malting Lane I made … Continue reading →

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