Author Archives: Debbie Garritty
Regenerative Farming Practices: Knowledge-Sharing
One of the farming tenants on the Whitewell Estate in Lancashire held a very successful ‘Pasture for Life’ (PfL) event at the end of August. Janet Smalley is a passionate advocate for soil health and regenerative farming methodologies, and she and her husband Andrew are one year into the process of transforming their traditional farming […]
Community Project Captures The Imagination
Children at a local primary school are keeping a close eye on a redevelopment project currently underway in the picturesque village of Dunsop Bridge on the Duchy’s Whitewell Estate in Lancashire. After two years’ close consultation with the local community, the disused petrol station on the main route through the village is about to be […]
Mosaic Forms Part Of Local History Trail
A specially commissioned mosaic representing the history of the Yorkshire village of Cloughton and its close links with the Duchy of Lancaster has been unveiled as part of a new history trail through the village. Working with local artist Gabrielle Naptali, the Cloughton History Group encouraged residents, the local school and community groups to contribute […]
Open Day At Myerscough College
Three of the farms on the Duchy’s Myerscough estate in Lancashire are let to independent land-based teaching institute, Myerscough College. The holdings in question include Lodge Farm, one of the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB)’s Strategic Dairy Farms and the oldest steading on the Duchy’s historic Lancashire Survey. Founded in 1894 as the Lancashire […]