Hedge Restoration Project, Crewe Estate, Cheshire

Published October 24, 2023

Following the success of a similar project on the Whitewell Estate in Lancashire, the Duchy has begun work to restore almost four kilometres of hedgerows across its Crewe Estate in Cheshire. The work focuses primarily on the ‘gapping up’ of existing hedges, supplemented by the planting of new ones and the incorporate of in-hedge trees. […]

Posted in Latest News | Also tagged Cheshire Survey, Crewe Estate, Head of Rural Investment, Mark Coombs, Protecting biodiversity, sustainable farming

Whitewell Hedge Restoration Project

Published February 2, 2023

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 […]

Posted in Latest News, Uncategorized | Also tagged environmental strategy, Forwoods, Lancashire Survey, planting, sustainability, Whitewell estate