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Why healthy grassland means a healthy ecosystem
Grassland is the basis of most of the UK’s food supply chain and the main source of diet for livestock in the UK. Good grassland management is crucial – and our Estate Warden Mike is on hand to explain how it all work on the Dartington Hall estate.
Artistic Director appointed for 2020 Summer School
The Dartington Hall Trust has announced that Sara Mohr-Pietsch will be the next Artistic Director of the Dartington International Summer School & Festival.
Dynamic duo challenge public attitudes to disability
Dartington Live presents Improbable and Royal Court Theatre’s ‘mischievous exposé of good intentions gone bad’.
Leading arts charity to use pop culture to change minds on migration
A new retreat that asks how pop culture can change the conversation on migration kicks off on the Dartington Hall estate.
Getting hands on with some Bracken Bruising
In his latest blog, Mike explains how the team’s new Bracken Bruiser is saving a phenomenal amount of time and effort for everyone – in addition to providing benefits to humans, grazing cattle and wildlife.
Excellent Elderflower, poor peppers and the ‘triangle of doom’
A look at how our groundbreaking agroforestry field project is getting on, with ups and downs aplenty – and one highly unexpected visitor to Broadlears field.
Survey shows Dartington estate home to wide range of bat species
Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project survey sees high numbers and rare species recorded, including Common Pipistrelle, Noctule, Soprano Pipistrelle, Serotine, Leisler, Daubenton’s bat and Greater Horseshoe.
25 years on: Bird nesting scheme still going strong at Dartington
Our estate warden pays tribute to Peter Morris, whose nesting box scheme in Dartington Hills continues to play a vital part in understanding Britain’s birds – a quarter of a century after its creation.
Agroforestry on farms essential to improve productivity and environmental protection
Major agroforestry trials – as pioneered on the Dartington Hall estate – should be established during the EU withdrawal period, according to a report launched by the Woodland Trust and Soil Association.
TRESOC awarded grant to develop Anaerobic Digester at Old Parsonage Farm
The proposed plant would process farmyard manures with other green materials – and potentially food wastes from cafés and restaurants on the estate – to generate electricity and heat.