Restoring The Duke of Burgundy To Yorkshire

Restoring The Duke of Burgundy To Yorkshire

The Duchy of Lancaster has been working with a local conservation group in Yorkshire to protect a rare species of butterfly for more than a decade. In the UK, the intricately marked Duke of Burgundy was traditionally found on the chalk downlands of Southern England. However, in 2011, a small number were found in woodland […]

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New Pollinator Glade For Pickering

The Duchy’s Rural Team went ‘back to the land’ this month, planting a new pollinator glade around two commemorative oak trees at Pickering Woods in Yorkshire. The oak trees were planted on 2nd July 1975 by Her Majesty The Queen as Duke of Lancaster and High Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. In preparation for […]

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