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The annual end of year get-together for the Thursday volunteers was held at five-ways corner, on Old Copse Drive deep in the woods at Ashridge with some forty people attending. Collecting and burning brash was the order of the day, … Continue reading →

The volunteers have been busy at the Visitor Centre supporting staff in their annual act of festooning. From hand-made paper chains to floral fascinations – all in a days work for the staff. A tasteful ensemble in a quiet and … Continue reading →

Despite the bad weather, the volunteers have been learning the ancient seasonal art of hedge-laying. This is part of the N T policy of encouraging volunteers to take on skilled work normally carried out by paid operatives, like gate building, … Continue reading →

Last Friday some forty volunteers, friends of Ashridge and former staff members met  for a festive gathering at Hill Farm – Bob Davis travelled down from Norfolk to join in the camaraderie. With the constant stream of so called bad … Continue reading →

There is a sadness around the Ivinghoe hills at the moment. Something is missing – the affectionately named Belties. The twenty or so Belted Galloways have moved on, leaving the scrub and rough grass for the Volunteers to deal with. … Continue reading →

The Volunteers have been out and about on the Estate along with staff members engaging with the visitors on the dos and don’ts at Ashridge – handing out information cards to bikers, horse riders and dog-walkers. A sensation of panic … Continue reading →

Friday the 10th of November was a good day for bees, living in the U K. There was good news for the hundreds of thousands of people who had been calling on the government to endorse a ban on neonicotinoids, … Continue reading →

It’s one of those late season sunny Sunday afternoons, when Ashridge visitors take in the fading English countryside – time to engage with them as volunteers. Arriving at the Beacon car park, it’s full to over-flowing with cars, but few … Continue reading →

Like a gift from the east, Ashridge has seen avian fireworks over the Chiltern Hills during the past week or so – an irruption of Hawfinches. According to Lawrence T hawfinches nested in Sallow Copse until a decade ago, before … Continue reading →

Hibernation is fast approaching for some, as Winter sets in. Small animals will be entering a dormant state and many humans will be looking forward to an extended period of remaining inactive or indoors. Not so for the conservation volunteers … Continue reading →