Tudeley Woods ‘leaky dams’ scheme reduces flood risk
A Natural Flood Management (NFM) scheme using ‘leaky dams’ on a stretch of the Medway near Tunbridge Wells, appears to have reduced the risk of flooding to more than 100…
Marking the 82nd anniversary of Spitfire pilot Bob’s miracle escape from Battle of Britain crash over Hadlow
RAF fighter pilot Bob Spurdle had a miraculous escape when his Spitfire plunged at high speed into the ground on Hadlow Estate, after coming under fire at the height of…
Crop of awards are the fruits of our orchard team’s labour
Hadlow Estate is celebrating a bumper crop of prizes in a prestigious annual orchard competition run by the National Farmers Union (NFU). It’s the second time Hadlow Place Farms have…
Hadlow Estate’s long term investment in fruit growing as orchard replanting programme reaches completion
Kent is renowned for its plentiful supply of premium quality fruit and the Hadlow Estate is proud to be a part of this heritage. Despite the major changes British farming…
Renovating and insulating the Estate’s historic and listed houses
Embarking on the restoration and renovation of any home requires great care, extensive planning and a skilled team at the helm. When it’s an historic building though, or one that…
First Hadlow dressage show of the year is hailed a success
The sun came out for Bank Farm Stables’ first “in-house” dressage show of the year on Saturday 26th March, which saw 16 riders and 14 horses compete. There were five…
Restoring Park Farm Oast
They are the striking, circular buildings which are an emblematic sight on the Kent skyline. Oast houses date back hundreds of years and played an important role in the drying…
What makes somewhere a great place to live?
Prince’s Foundation has commissioned a new report which examines evidence relating to the physiological and psychological benefits of walking, as well as the advantages of designing walkable living and working spaces.
Biomass operations on the Hadlow Estate
As a society we are all too aware of our rapidly changing climate and the need to reduce carbon emissions - such issues have been brought to the forefront of everyone’s minds following this month’s COP26 summit in Glasgow. One of the ways in which we are evidencing our commitment to this, is through the use of a biomass boiler at Hadlow Place Farm, which is supplied by wood and woodchip produced in our forestry operations.
Renewable energy on the Hadlow Estate
This year has been equally successful, peaking on 23rd April with the highest energy production in any 24-hour period so far in 2021- 130.9MWh was produced, supplying around 13,090 homes or 4,188,800 kettles boiled.