Pete's Walks - Short Ashridge walk
I did this walk on Tuesday 26th February 2009 a two-hour stroll around the woods at Ashridge. It had been very frustrating - I normally go for a long walk two or three times a week but unfortunately I'd had a nasty cold/sore throat/chest infection and hadn't been able to get out much for a couple of weeks. Unlike my normal walks, I didn't have a fixed route in mind when I set off, I just wandered off with a vague idea of the area I'd walk, but felt free to take any diversions that might appeal to me. I saw two Buzzards, a Treecreeper, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a large flock of Redwings and numerous Wrens. I also came across two groups of Fallow Deer, but there were no sign of any Muntjac today. Nor were there any wildflowers.
Bridleway heading west, away from the drive to the Bridgewater Monument
Fallow Deer in the large pasture next to the Ringshall-Northchurch road
A recently resurfaced bridleway, heading towards the Ringshall-Northchurch road
Fallow Deer, on the other side of the Ringshall-Northchurch road
The avenue of Beech trees across the Ringshall-Northchurch road
Further along the avenue - there are sometimes large numbers of fallow Deer in the large enclosure on the left, but not today
Path through the trees of Berkhamstead Common (no, the penultimate 'a' is not a typo!)
The edge of the grassy expanse of Northchurch Common
Bridleway near Northchurch Common
Looking out over Aldbury from Ashridge