Whitewell Hedge Restoration Project
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 […]
New Hub For Dunsop Bridge Approved
Ribble Valley Borough Council has voted unanimously to approve the Duchy of Lancaster’s plans for a new and sustainable centre for the village of Dunsop Bridge. The proposals, which have been informed by feedback from the local community over a two-year period, centre on the redevelopment of a disused petrol filling station site in the […]
Shared Ambition For Sustainability
The Duchy of Lancaster is inviting farming tenants across of its rural estates to commit to a shared ambition for sustainability by signing up to individual Memoranda of Understanding developed in partnership with each holding. The initiative is the latest in a series of measures introduced over the past 24 months to keep tenants informed […]
Natural Beehives In Needwood
Visitors to the natural beauty spot known as Jackson’s Bank in the Needwood Forest in Staffordshire may have noticed that six silver birch trees have been felled near the picnic area in recent months. This is because the trees had reached maturity and, as part of the Duchy’s ongoing woodland management plan, they have now […]
