New Woodland Signage At Needwood
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 […]
Cricket Bat Willow Planted In Crewe
The existing woodland on the Crewe Estate in Cheshire included approximately 15 acres of poplar stands which had become over-mature and which, in line with the Duchy’s woodland management plan, were felled last year. Over the next few years, the Duchy plans to restock these sites with English cricket bat willow (Salix Alba Caerulea), working […]
Replenishing Ancient Woodland
The Duchy of Lancaster has planted over 17,500 trees across 17.6 acres at Greaves Wood on the Needwood Estate in Staffordshire replenishing parts of the ancient woodland afflicted by Ash Dieback. The new plantings include a mix of native species, including oak, beech, cherry, hazel and mixed conifers, providing a resilient and sustainable habitat which […]
New Woodland Taking Shape at Needwood
As part of its woodland creation plan, the Duchy of Lancaster has planted more than 175 new avenue trees on the Needwood estate in Staffordshire. Working in partnership with forestry consultants Forwoods and the National Forest, the new planting includes trees within the existing hedgerow along the A515, tree-lined entranceways to Hadley Farm and Eland […]
5-Year Woodland Creation Plan for Needwood
The Duchy of Lancaster is to plant 25 acres of new woodland on the historic Needwood Estate in Staffordshire as part of its strategic objective on woodland creation. The Duchy’s Needwood Estate extends to 7,300 acres and historically included a large area of ancient woodland which was home to extensive stocks of wolf, wild boar […]
