by Guy | Jan 27, 2025 | News
Hidden within a woodland copse on Birling Estate, lay the remnants of two historic ponds (recorded on 1870s maps) which had long since been lost to the encroachment of vegetation and the passage of time. Thanks to Natural England, these ponds have now been carefully...
by Guy | Jan 23, 2025 | News, Uncategorized
Over the past year, we’ve been quietly working on something extraordinary here at Birling Estate – and we’re almost ready to share it with you. Next month, we’ll be officially launching Chalk to Coast, a bold and ambitious project to create Kent’s first large-scale...
by Guy | Oct 17, 2024 | News
In 2035, the Nevill family will have been custodians of this piece of land for 600 years and 20 generations. We’ve taken inspiration from our family crest – Ne vile velis – ‘form no mean wish’ to govern our approach to the next phase of the Estate’s...
by Guy | Oct 17, 2024 | News
We were all-a-flutter here at Birling Estate late this Summer. In August, three Straw Belle moths were spotted in our chalk grassland SSSI. Why all the fuss? Well, these little beauties are seriously rare. The Straw Belle is an endangered moth species in the UK, found...
by Guy | Sep 3, 2024 | News
As the summer sun begins to wane and the survey season draws to a close, we’re thrilled to share some of the exciting and unexpected discoveries our dedicated team of citizen scientists has uncovered on the estate this year. It’s been a season filled with surprises,...
by Guy | Jun 14, 2024 | News
Whilst crop walking the bean fields with the agronomist this month our farmer, Tom, noted the beans are looking really well – almost too well. Our approach to regenerative agriculture is transforming the way we think about farming by focusing on sustainability and...
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