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Ashridge Forest

Ashridge Forest Tower

Canal Boat

Ashridge Lake Sunset

Description

Photos taken during a day trip to Ashridge Forest, we also visited neighbouringΒ townsΒ and villages.Β 

AshridgeΒ is aΒ country estateΒ andΒ stately homeΒ inΒ Hertfordshire,Β EnglandΒ in theΒ United Kingdom; part of the land stretches intoBuckinghamshireΒ and it is close to theΒ BedfordshireΒ border. It is situated in theΒ Chiltern Hills, anΒ Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, about two miles (3Β km) north ofΒ BerkhamstedΒ and twenty miles (32Β km) north west ofΒ London. Surrounding villages includeΒ Aldbury,Β Pitstone,Β Ivinghoe,Β Little Gaddesden,Β Nettleden,Β FrithsdenΒ andΒ Potten End.

The estate comprises 20 square kilometres (5,000 acres) of woodlands (known as Ashridge Forest), commons and chalk downland which supports a rich variety of wildlife. It also offers a good choice ofΒ waymarkedΒ walks through outstanding country. The estate is currently owned by theΒ National Trust.

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Camera usedSONY Alpha a100

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