Bio-Diversity Audit Complete
Bio-Diversity Audit Complete
Following the bio-diversity audit carried out in partnership with Natural England across the Rural Surveys between 2016 and 2018 all habitats have now been successfully identified, mapped and quantified. The resultant data allows for strategic oversight of each of the Rural Surveys as well as details of the characteristics of each estate including detailed evidence […]
Respecting The Land
A cross-section of farming tenants from our Staffordshire Survey attended the Duchy’s second dedicated soil management workshop at the Allerton Project in Loddington earlier this month. Responsible soil management is one of the key initiatives announced by the Duchy last year as a means of delivering its commitment to environmental sustainability. All those present were […]
Duchy Brings Estate Management In-House
The Duchy of Lancaster has brought the management of all Rural Surveys in house with effect from 1st October 2018. As part of this change, the Duchy has restructured its rural estate management teams. Two Regional Surveyors of Lands will lead on the Rural Surveys working out of the Duchy’s London HQ and recently established […]
Ladies Day At The Duchy
The Duchy of Lancaster is celebrating its own Ladies Day this year with the announcement that three new appointments have been made to its inhouse team of Rural Surveyors. Senior Asset Manager Naomi Browne joins the Duchy from Savills where she has been looking after the Staffordshire Survey for the past five years. Naomi will […]
Local Tenant News!
Working with teams responsible for the management of its Rural Surveys, the Duchy of Lancaster has today issued a Survey-specific newsletter for tenants living and working on its Cheshire, Lancashire, Southern, Staffordshire and Yorkshire Estates. Designed to keep tenants up to date with Duchy-wide initiatives and strengthen links between farming and residential tenants living on […]