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Farmers do not normally suffer from hayfever, but they do suffer a state of nervous excitement this time of year when contemplating their hay harvest hoping that the the weather will stay dry for the period – no problem this … Continue reading →

It’s the time of year when we really notice the strength of the sun. Scorchio weather dates back to the 1990’s in the BBC comedy the Fast Show with Caroline Aherne, when it was always scorching hot like today. If … Continue reading →

The Trust are hoping to attract volunteers to the plant nursery at the Estate Office to propagate and raise tree seedlings for planting out on the Estate. Some three years ago Ashridge volunteers collected cuttings of box from ancient trees … Continue reading →

In recent weeks the volunteers have been deployed at Ashridge College to work on the hallowed turf as landscape gardeners – a delightful change of scene. The manicured gardens designed in the Picturesque style need a helping hand to prepare … Continue reading →

  A constellation of wild flowers is now in bloom on the hills. The volunteers have cleaned the jewel in the crown of Ashridge, the Beacon Hills by removing the aftermath of last years flowering along with the course grasses … Continue reading →

The Alford cross is really an Ashridge artefact despite the fact that it stands outside the Park boundary in Little Gaddesden parish. Erected in 1891 to commemorate the life of of an aristocratic landlady who influenced the life of many … Continue reading →

“Sumer is icumen in” according to the old folk song, so that is when we head for the beach nowadays – over one hundred and fifty N T properties are adjacent to beaches and the Trust rely on an army … Continue reading →

The grass had been cut on Monument Green, the weather was in fine fetal, the tables were laid out and there were great expectations for a good days trading at the Plant Fair which coincided with the start of the … Continue reading →

aid-up members of the National Trust get an unguided tour of the landscape when visiting Ashridge – unless there are volunteer rangers on hand to spread the word. Visitors like to head for the hills to get the extensive views … Continue reading →

he Trust, supported by the volunteers are regularly rooting out alien invaders in the form of plants that have been dumped, planted or spread from other areas. This is what the Trust is all about – restoration in the raw. … Continue reading →