Strengthening Our Estate Management Team
Strengthening Our Estate Management Team
The Duchy of Lancaster continues to grow the team looking after its rural estates with the addition of two rural surveyors, Olivia Mayo and Robert Noblet-Stone, as well as the appointment of UCL graduate Jeffrey Ma to the post of Land Use Analyst. Olivia will join Archie Rose in looking after our Yorkshire Survey and […]
Hedge Restoration Project, Crewe Estate, Cheshire
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. […]
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 […]
New Woodland Signage At Needwood
In partnership with The National Forest, the Duchy of Lancaster has recently installed new pathfinder signage and information boards across the woodlands on its Needwood Estate in Staffordshire. Needwood was originally a popular Royal hunting forest, with significant stocks of deer and wild boar. It was gifted to Edmund, first Duke of Lancaster by his […]
Strengthening The Senior Team
The Duchy of Lancaster has further strengthened its senior team, with two key appointments since the start of the year. Jonathan Murrin takes up the post of Chief Finance Officer, while Mark Coombs takes on the role of Head of Rural Investment. Jonathan Murrin is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years’ experience in the […]
