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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 824 ha
Getting here
51.79976, -0.56597
Open directionsv 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.
Read more on Wikipedia → Village Grade II* listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2026; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: Ashridge House, including raised terrace, walls and steps to east and south, and iron railings to north; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Brimstone +101 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 124 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wildlife Walk, Ashridge Estate Walking route 12.8 km ▾
This circular walk will take roughly 4 hours to complete and is not suitable for wheelchairs or buggies.
Named route Length 12.8 km Duration 04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Duncombe Terrace public footpath · 337 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 337 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Duncombe Terrace public footpath · 1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1 km Surface compacted Path type: path
Show on map Duncombe Terrace public footpath · 105 m ▾
Can get muddy
Public path public footpath Length 105 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ashridge Estate Family Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 93 public paths nearby
Public paths
Toms Hill Road bridleway · 116 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 116 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Duncombe Terrace bridleway · 84 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 84 m Surface compacted Path type: bridleway
Show on map Monument Drive byway open to all traffic · 767 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 767 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Duncombe Terrace bridleway · 123 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 123 m Surface compacted Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Ashridge Management College, Hertfordshire
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Wildlife to spot
8,871 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,871 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin +33
Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Fallow Deer
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 46 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Kite-tailed Robberfly · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus +41
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,871 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin +33
Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Fallow Deer
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 46 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Kite-tailed Robberfly · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus +41
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata2025
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata2025
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2025
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Trioza remota Trioza remota2025
Trioza remota Trioza remota2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly Dioctria linearis2025
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly Dioctria linearis2025
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius2025
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025
Thelaxes dryophila Thelaxes dryophila2025
Thelaxes dryophila Thelaxes dryophila2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus2025
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus2025
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus2025
Bitoma crenata Bitoma crenata2025
Bitoma crenata Bitoma crenata2025
Uleiota planatus Uleiota planatus2025
Uleiota planatus Uleiota planatus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Anthocomus fasciatus Anthocomus fasciatus2025
Anthocomus fasciatus Anthocomus fasciatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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