Category Archives: Charcoal

Calling all Rangers

Posted on January 8, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Rangers have been invited to a meeting at the Visitor Centre on Friday 27th January at 2.00pm., which is a change from the original date of January 20th. The gathering will include a short walk around the Estate to view … Continue reading →

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Louise Prideaux

Posted on October 27, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

In the “myvolunteering” newsletter for October, Louise Prideaux the N T’s volunteering correspondent for the South West, wrote a piece about being a “voice for the countryside”. Visiting the Countryfile Live exhibition at Blenheim in August where the N T … Continue reading →

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Making charcoal

Posted on July 16, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

How to make charcoal – easy peasy! The charcoal burner’s trade secrets were handed down from one generation to the next, and charcoal fired the early Industrial Revolution until it was replaced by coke. As a woodland industry it started … Continue reading →

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