Ashridge contains more ancient and veteran trees than any other National Trust property in the country. Bisham Woods may have inspired the Wild Wood in Wind in the Willows. Two extraordinary woodlands at opposite ends of the Chilterns, and between them enough subject matter to keep a photographer busy for years.

There are over a thousand named woodlands in the Chiltern Hills. Ancient, atmospheric, and free to walk into on any given morning with a camera and a dog. This is where the series starts — two of Buckinghamshire's finest bluebell woods, and why woodland photography will test your patience and reward it in equal measure.