Author Archives: Debbie Garritty
Restoring The Duke of Burgundy To Yorkshire
The Duchy of Lancaster has been working with a local conservation group in Yorkshire to protect a rare species of butterfly for more than a decade. In the UK, the intricately marked Duke of Burgundy was traditionally found on the chalk downlands of Southern England. However, in 2011, a small number were found in woodland […]
Whitewell Hedge Restoration Project
Following the biodiversity audit of our rural estates carried out in partnership with Natural England and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), the rural team has been looking at ways of improving and enhancing our hedgerow habitats. Last year the team audited all of the hedgerows across our Whitewell Estate in Lancashire. This showed […]
Alastair Martin and Alistair Elliott Appointed To Duchy Council
Mr. Alastair Martin FRICS and Mr. Alistair Elliott BSc FRICS have been appointed by His Majesty King Charles III as non-executive members of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster with effect from 3rd January 2023 and 1st February 2023, respectively. Alastair Martin FRICS has served in his current role as Secretary and Keeper of […]
Community Project Comes to the Classroom
Local schoolchildren are taking an active interest in the redevelopment of two sites in the rural village at Dunsop Bridge. Plans for the repurposing of an old and disused petrol garage site were unanimously approved by local politicians and planners in May last year, together with proposals for a range of flexible workshops and craft […]
Full Steam Ahead….
A group of vintage transport enthusiasts on the Duchy’s Needwood Estate in Staffordshire have been bringing the past back to life with a series of steam fayres, rallies, community events and experience days. Formed in the late 1950s, the North Staffs and Cheshire Traction Engine Club is committed to the preservation of all forms of […]