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Ashridge Estate, Buckinghamshire

There are over 5,000 acres of wildlife-rich open countryside, chalk downland and woodland to explore on the main ridge of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire.

The woodlands are ablaze with bluebells in the spring, and during the autumn, fungi such as the large ‘chicken of the woods’ and red and white spotted fly agaric toadstools can be found. Woodpeckers and woodcocks are also residents and sightings of rare red kites, distinguishable by their elegant, gliding flight and deeply forked tail, and are on the increase.

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Photo: Autumn view in woods on the Ashridge Estate.©NTPL/Michael Caldwell

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