Category Archives: Events

Children’s Trail

Posted on December 13, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Volunteers are supervising the Christmas trail taking place on the three weekends before Christmas, and the one weekend thereafter. The course runs around the outside of Meadley’s meadow, and the theme this year is based on woodland creatures preparing for … Continue reading →

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Last of the Line

Posted on December 8, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

The shooting season is well under way in the countryside. The annual deer shoot at Ashridge is nearing completion, but no pheasant shooting takes place as in the old days, because of open access. The last Head Gamekeeper lived in … Continue reading →

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All change

Posted on December 1, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

This year’s Christmas coffee morning for the Volunteers has a different venue to last year – now the Aldbury Memorial Hall built in 1891. It is to be held next Friday , the 9th December at 10.30am, and not as … Continue reading →

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Bab’s Delight

Posted on November 10, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Babs was delighted that so many volunteers turned up for her coffee morning last Wednesday – hugs all round. It was time to catch up on recent events and have some convivial conversation with kindred spirits. The National Trust slogan … Continue reading →

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Deer Parks

Posted on October 24, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Once again more than a dozen of the volunteers along with several dogs took a stroll around Woburn, much of it in the deer park, but only using public footpaths. The route took them from the car park (free) opposite … Continue reading →

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Frithsden Vineyard Coffee Morning

Posted on October 24, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Further to our Volunteers Coffee Morning post on the 11th October, Babs has firmed up a date at Frithsden Vineyard for Wednesday 2nd November at about 11.00am. We are expecting to pay for the tea, coffee, cakes and wine, but there will … Continue reading →

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The season of mists and rutting

Posted on October 19, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

The volunteers turned out in force despite the inclement weather to view the annual rut taking place in Thunderdell Park. For fallow deer the rut takes place in October. With over one thousand two hundred deer on the Estate it … Continue reading →

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BLOG on………

Posted on October 16, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

November is National Blogging Month according to the Woodland Trust. Let’s get the whole Estate talking about the landscape and habitat at Ashridge, during the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness! Whether you have blogged before or not, now is … Continue reading →

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Volunteers’ Coffee Morning

Posted on October 11, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Babs has suggested that we have another coffee morning for the volunteers, similar to the last one at Hill Farm in July. The venue at Hill Farm is not available this year as they are awaiting planning permission for their … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Walk – 19th October

Posted on September 28, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

The final Wednesday walk will be on 19th October. We will meet in Woburn in the car park opposite St Mary’s Church at 10:00. This is a free car park 100yds down Park Street (towards Woburn Abbey). The walk itself … Continue reading →

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