Managed by the National Trust the ancient trees rolling meadows and chalk downland of Ashridge Estate provide visitors with plenty to explore in this quiet corner of the Chiltern Hills. This short circular route is one of several walks in the country estate.
Ashridge Estate sees large areas of bluebells flowering each year which attracts large numbers of visitors. With the flowering window being short over April and May this creates great pressure on the woodland and its flora during this period.
The Ashridge Estate consists of 5 000 acres of woodland chalk downlands and lush meadows. You can walk for miles and see a variety of wildlife such as Fallow deer and Muntjacs as well as the more common foxes badgers squirrels etc.
Ashridge Estate is a countryside estate covering 5000 acres on the borders of Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire and along the ridge of the Chiltern Hills. It features woodlands chalk downs and commons and is managed by the National Trust.
The estate has beech and oak woodlands commons and chalk downlands. These very different landscapes each support a rich variety of wildlife including carpets of bluebells in spring rare butterflies in summer and the fallow deer rut in autumn.
Ashridge Estate is a vast and scenic area of countryside in the Chiltern Hills covering around 5 000 acres across Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Managed by the National Trust it is known for its beech and oak woodlands open commons chalk downland and sweeping views.
Ashridge is a country estate and stately home in Hertfordshire England. It is situated in the Chiltern Hills an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Berkhamsted and 23 miles (37 km) north west of London.
The National Trust have managed Ashridge since 1926 and it is still a working estate continuing 3000 years of tradition. Discover more about the wildlife and the estate?s management in the visitor centre next to the Bridgewater monument with an interactive discovery room.
The National Trust took over the Ashridge Estate in 1926 and our Countryside team still manage the landscape as a working estate continuing 3 000 years of tradition.