Woodland covers nearly 500 hectares of the Estate. It is managed for a proper balance between timber production, wildlife and amenity.
We employ two full-time foresters, who can cope with the woodland maintenance tasks on the Estate. This includes small thinnings, brashing, planting & protecting, ride & avenue maintenance, roadside clearance and dealing with fallen trees.
For more extensive or specialist forestry operations we call on the services of a local timber contractor, Michael Rhodes.
We aim to use as much of the by-products of timber operations as we can, whether as logs to heat the House or as fencing posts for use on the Estate.