As we wrap up another wonderfully busy year, we wanted to share a special moment of celebration with all of you. Our Christmas video was made with good cheer, plenty of laughs, and deep appreciation for everyone that makes Alscot the special and unique place it is.
We wish you all a bright and joyful Christmas and a happy and successful new year.
Thanks for being part of our journey!
We’re now in our second year of regenerative farming, and it’s been fantastic to see real progress taking shape.
As part of our commitment to sustainable land management, we’re grazing our SFI land with organic sheep – working in partnership with Daylesford Organic and other local farmers. Daylesford has provided 700 organic Lleyn sheep to graze between October and December across 650 acres of overseeded Alscot land, laid with herbal leys.
This approach not only supports soil health and biodiversity, but also contributes to the wider goal of sustainable and organic food production, which we believe is essential for healthy living.
We won Best Green Business in the Stratford Herald Business & Tourism Awards!! 🏆
Winning Best Green Business means the world to us because it recognises our vision for the future and the heart of everything we do — our commitment to sustainability, innovation, and creating a positive impact on our community and the planet. It’s a reflection of the hard work, vision, passion, and purpose that drive our team every day. This award reaffirms that doing business responsibly and protecting the environment can go hand in hand with success.
As part of our sustainable land management practices, we conduct baseline surveys and carefully monitor improvements in soil health, plant life, and wildlife diversity. Surveys across grasslands, woodlands, water bodies, and arable land are now well underway, helping us build a valuable dataset for the future.
A recent bird survey, carried out on the 5th and 6th of March, yielded encouraging results. A diverse selection of waterfowl was recorded, including teal, gadwall, mallard, snipe, moorhen, and little grebe. In the woodlands, red kites were observed nesting, while fieldfare and redwing thrushes—winter visitors to the UK—were noted both in the woods and on some grasslands. These birds were busily feeding, storing energy for their migration back to mainland Europe.
It was an absolute privilege yesterday to host such a special evening with David Le Page and the Orchestra of The Swan. The special recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons was performed at Alscot Park by the orchestra in front of an intimate audience, who are kindly sponsoring the CD to support Stratford Hospital Cancer & Eye Ward Appeal. CD available to buy for £10 http://www.orchestraoftheswan.org/shop/four-seasons/
We are delighted to announce that the event raised a whopping £26,505 for Stratford Hospital Cancer & Eye Ward Appeal, and in addition we are pleased that the event raised awareness for this very worthy cause.
A huge thank you goes out to everyone involved.
Further details can be found at http://www.stratfordhospital.co.uk/Default.aspx?site=NHS
Alscot Estate made a submission to Stratford District Council in December 2014 and January 2015 regarding the airfield as an alternative site for employment land as part of the Draft Core Strategy. The Estate was aware that allocated employment land sites within the Draft Strategy were concentrated to the north of Stratford and felt this was an imbalance that was addressed by the submission. In light of the Planning Inspector’s comments, the Estate is looking forward to working closely with SDC to see how best the site can be utilised for employment use.
