Ecotherapy Spaces
College Lake
Run by Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust - Upper Icknield Way, Bulbourne, Tring, Herts, HP23 5QG
This is a 2 mile looped walk, man made from an old cement quarry, which closed in 1991. The space is beautiful and enables us to take in an abundance of birds, sheep and other wildlife. There are a number of alternative routes to take around the lake, as well as benches and bird hides, giving you plenty of choice along the way. This space is also appropriate for wheelchairs.
NB College lake is closed on Mondays
Tring Park
Run by Woodland Trust Wood Group - Hastoe Lane, Tring HP23 6AW
This is a 264 acre park with varied terrain situated just behind Tring town, home to a variety of trees, including beeches, pines and chestnuts, as well as birds and butterflies. There are flat and steeper sections to explore with a large open space before reaching the woods giving open space grazed by friendly cows.
The park is not appropriate for wheelchairs or those who are unsteady on their feet.
Ashridge Woods
Run by The National Trust - Moneybury Hill, Ringshall, Berkhamsted HP4 1LX
The estate features a diverse array of landscapes, including beech and oak woodlands. It is home to an abundance of wildlife, offering carpets of bluebells in spring, rare butterflies in summer, and many herds of deer all year round.
Northchurch Common
Run by The National Trust - New Road, HP4 1PS
This peaceful stretch of chalk grassland and ancient woodland offers wide open skies, a fairly flat walk and views across the Ashridge Estate. Skylarks, kestrels and fallow deer are often spotted here, and in spring, wildflowers brighten the landscape.
The large grassy area of the common was ploughed for crop production during the Second World War and is now managed as a grassland site for wildlife.
We walk in all weathers, except thunderstorms or very heavy rain. You can choose to opt out of a booked ecotherapy session and replace it with an on-line session, by letting me know the day before. There are free car park at all 4 sites.
All sites have been risk-assessed. Please ensure you wear suitable clothing and bring any allergy medication and epipens where needed.
PLEASE NOTE: Walk and talk sessions are only provided in and around Tring, Hertfordshire at pre risk-assessed locations.