Active Woodland Management At Needwood
Active Woodland Management At Needwood
The Duchy of Lancaster is to partner with Natural England and the Forestry Commission to protect and improve 500 hectares of woodland on its Needwood Estate in Staffordshire. Over the next five years the Duchy will implement a woodland improvement plan approved under the national Countryside Stewardship scheme. Particular areas of focus will include the […]
Duchy Appoints New Team in the North
Following the announcement that the Duchy of Lancaster wished to strengthen the management of its rural estates, we are pleased to announce a number of key appointments in the North. From 1st November 2017, Rural Surveyor and Land Agent Andrew Johnson took up a new post as Rural Surveyor North with overall responsibility for the […]
Pontefract FC’s Latest Signing
Pontefract Collieries Football Club (PCFC) has signed a new 25-year lease on their current premises at Beechnut Lane on the Duchy of Lancaster’s Pontefract Estate in West Yorkshire. PCFC has been a tenant of the Duchy since the Club first moved here from its former home in Ackworth Road. Situated near the site of […]
Refurbishment Breathes New Life Into Historic Workshops
The spectacular countryside of the Trough of Bowland and the comfort and character of the Duchy’s refurbishment of a historic stable yard and workshops continues to prove popular with new tenants from across the county and further afield. The newest resident at Root Hill Estate Yard is 42-year old staff nurse Rebecca Sharp and her […]
Preserving the Past, Investing for the Future
The Duchy continues to repair, restore and upgrade its rural residential properties across all Estates, with record levels of capital investment and the ongoing roll-out of its quality specification and Design Standard, we are now investing in fractional shares all over the country. Over £2m has been spent on refurbishment projects in the year to […]
