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Hawthorn predominates amongst the scrub layer covering so much of the chalk hills on the Estate. It is the first to conquer open grassland , and survives for many years quite happily on the thin dry soils of the uplands, … Continue reading →

The Visitor Centre is being adorned with Christmas decorations…………….The sombre atmosphere has given way to a festive mood! Thanks to the crafty work of our lady volunteers, who have placed swags of evergreens at the entrance – holly, laurel and Scot’s … Continue reading →

This is the one hundredth posting for the Ashridge Volunteers’ Blog, so a big thank you to those who have contributed over the last six months. There are plenty of topics and events to report at Ashridge, so the blog … Continue reading →

What is it? What does it do? It’s a conundrum. It looks impressive, and it looks splendid – a natural link between the man-made features of the Visitor Centre and the landscape of the Estate. Is it to enclose something, … Continue reading →

With the summer flowering complete and the wild flowers having set their seed, it was time to cut hay in the sunshine around the Beacon. Last Wednesday a group of volunteers from the Aylesbury Centre carried out important conservation work … Continue reading →

The Volunteer Rangers have been invited to a meeting with the Trust on November 8th at 2.00pm at the Visitor Centre, to discuss their roles at Ashridge , and to meet other Rangers. This is the first meeting of it’s … Continue reading →

As usual, well over twenty volunteers turned up last Thursday for a bit of conversation. They also pressed on with the endless task of painting the park fence. One member wondered why it was necessary when the metal fence shows … Continue reading →

The informal meeting of volunteers organised by Babs, took place at the V C on Monday morning. It was an opportunity for the volunteers from the Estate Office to meet up with those from the V C. The resulting conversations … Continue reading →