66-Year Anniversary For Hanbury Park Farm

Published March 24, 2023

Mrs Mary Brown became one of our longest-serving Duchy tenants on the Needwood Estate in Staffordshire this month, having been a member of the Duchy family for sixty-six years. She and her husband Cecil Thomas Brown first occupied Hanbury Park Gate Farm in 1957 before moving to her current home, Hanbury Park Farm, in 1987. […]

Posted in Latest News | Also tagged Duchy Chaplain, Katie Warden, Mary Brown, Needwood Estate, Staffordshire Survey, The Reverend Canon Thomas Woodhouse, Thomas Woodhouse

Duchy of Lancaster Newsletter 2021

Published September 23, 2021

To read a copy of the latest Duchy of Lancaster newsletter please click here.

Posted in Latest News, Newsletter | Also tagged Adrian Bayliss, Alex Morrison, Alexandra Carr, Archie Rose, Beagle Welfare, Carol Hawkey, CEO Duchy of Lancaster, Despina Don-Wauchope, environmental responsibility, environmental sustainability, Gleaves Hill Barn, Katie Warden, Laura Airton, Lydia Richards, Nathan Thompson, Needwood Estate, restoration and renewal, Richard Buck, SavoyStrand, Stewart McGarrity, Wards House Farm, Wood End Farm

Browns Go Green In Staffordshire!

Published April 12, 2021

A long-standing Duchy tenant is encouraging the return of pollinators, waterfowl and other species of indigenous wildlife to the hedgerows, ponds and field margins across their 350-acre farm in Staffordshire. Mrs Mary Brown and her son Graham entered into a 5-year Mid-Tier Countryside Stewardship Scheme in 2019, after completing a five-year ELS scheme. Along with […]

Posted in Latest News, Uncategorized | Also tagged Carol Hawkey, environmental sustainability, Head of Rural, Needwood Estate, responsible stewardship, soil health, Staffordshire Survey, sustainable farming