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.
Airbnb Luxe is the luxury tier of Airbnb and is a curated selection of the world's most extraordinary properties that go beyond standard holiday rentals. They are thoroughly vetted luxury rentals with 5-star-everything. To achieve Airbnb Luxe status, the property must go through a detailed inspection process by a 3rd party evaluator who are looking for a cohesive, elevated design throughout the entire home, comfortable, inviting interior and exterior spaces and luxury amenities and an overall environment that are in pristine condition.
We are delighted with this accolade, which comes just over a year after we launched Stay at Alscot as a brand new business. There are two extraordinary properties within the Stay ay Alscot portfolio, Beecham Farmhouse and Locke’s Cottage.
For further details visit https://www.alscot.co.uk/stay
Earlier this year we were asked to contribute to The September edition of environmental SCIENTIST – the journal of the #InstitutionofEnvironmentalSciences(IES) – examines the evolving concept of ‘net gain’ in environmental policy frameworks, from both a UK and global perspective.
For the first time in a generation, Alscot Estate has the opportunity to consider its long term land use strategy. This comes at a time where the agricultural transition in England, alongside a broader political agenda of tackling environmental crises, means that rural land management is now focused not only on quality food production, but also on environmental provision and social value.
As a result, Alscot’s ambition is to farm in a regenerative manner and from September 2024, we began farming regeneratively on “home farm” land.
Alscot was pleased to host 40 Savills Land Agents from across the UK for their annual two day corporate gathering. There was a variety of interesting and relevant speakers, and land agents took part in a tour across the Estate where pit-stops had been arranged in order to show the diversity of the Estate land. Later on the delegates enjoyed gin from Alscot based distillers Shakespeare Distillery and dinner at The Bell, Alderminster - the Estate's own country pub.
Mixed forest woodchip (hard and soft wood) available. £40 per cubic metre and minimum order 10 cubic metres. Free delivery within a 10 mile radius. Delivery charges outside of a 10 mile radius available on application or customers may collect with advance notice.
For orders please call David Arnold 07768 288440 or e-mail contact@alscot.co.uk
The Partners of Knight Frank hosted a private dinner and special concert at Alscot Park on 4th May 2017.
Orchestra of the Swan, an international professional orchestra based in Stratford upon Avon, are mid-way through their 21st anniversary season, an important milestone, and one which Knight Frank were thrilled to mark with this significant sponsored event.
David Le Page lead the Orchestra as they played Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, in the stunning and magnificently preserved Grade I Rococo gothic style house, to invited guests.
Emma and Andrew Holman-West are avid supporters of the Orchestra and were delighted to contribute their private home, Alscot Park, as the perfect venue for such a special fundraising evening.
Based locally at Grove Business Park, artisan coffee roasters and suppliers, Monsoon Estates have bagged yet another high calibre industry award. Chris, Anne and their latest recruit, son Will, hand roast in small batches to literally provide excellence in a cup. Monsoon, who supply the Estate's own pub; The Bell at Alderminster with its own unique Alscot Blend coffee, appear in the Great Taste.
Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills was invited to the thriving Warwickshire country Estate to meet personnel from a range of diverse businesses and enterprises based on the 4,500 acre site at Atherstone on Stour. He was interested to establish what the Estate is doing for local businesses and also in seeing the future vision for land that is proposed for employment use, which is greatly needed in the local area.
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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.
