Land management
We’re part of a community that nurtures a natural connection to the countryside. We support farmers and outdoor caretakers in adapting to fresh challenges and balancing productivity with protection, helping the land thrive for generations to come.
There’s a tapestry of choice for every piece of land, and together these offer an abundance of educational, economic, cultural, environmental and social value.
Farms
Our wonderful farm tenants are encouraged to follow fresh, innovative approaches to their tenancies and businesses, while guiding a determined next generation.
Properties
We believe that cultivating thoughtful property management and development, with communities front of mind, can help people and land collectively thrive.
Landscapes
River keeping in Fairford. Renewable energy in Little Dalby. Archeological digs on our Slimbridge Estate. The work on our landscapes is a collaboration between people and land at its finest.
Our impact
Unearth all the extraordinary work we do and support, with our brilliant tenants, up and down the country.
Country Trust
The Outward Bound Trust
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust
Groundwork UK
Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts
Food, Farming & Countryside Commission
Youth Moves
Emergent Generation
University of Cumbria
Community Forest Trust
Farms For City Children (Gloucestershire)
Farms For City Children (Pembrokeshire)
The Shallowford Trust
Ufton Court
Magdalen Farm
Lambourne End Centre
Jamie’s Farm (Monmouth)
Jamie’s Farm (Lewes)
Jamie’s Farm (Hereford)
Jamie’s Farm (Bath)
Countryside Education Trust
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
Wessex Rivers Trust
The Junction Foundation
Take A Part
SOS-UK
Somerset Wildlife Trust
RSPB
Ocean Conservation Trust
Northumberland Wildlife Trust
Morecambe Bay Partnership
Mersey Rivers Trust
Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Kent Wildlife Trust
Groundwork – Yorkshire
Groundwork – South
Groundwork – NE and Cumbria
Global Link
Cumbria Development Education Centre
Child Dynamix
Canal and Rivers Trust
Action for Conservation
Wild Garsdale Pike
West Cumbria Rivers Trust
The Boathouse Youth
Susan’s Farm CIO
IMO Charity
Headspace
Cumbria Development Education Centre
Creative Sustainability CIC
Bendrigg Trust
The Country Trust (Leics)
Lancashire Youth Challenge
Riversmeet Community Co-op Ltd
Newground Together
LEAF (Cumbria)
Burnley Leisure & Culture
Windmill Hill City Farm
Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum
Bristol Avon Rivers Trust
Avon Needs Trees
LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming)
Tewkesbury Nature Reserve
Severn Rivers Trust
The Birch Collective
Cotswold Conservation Board
Avon Wildlife Trust
Watchtree Nature Reserve
ParkView4U
LESS Lancaster District
Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Creative Sustainability
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
Small Woods
Gore Farm
Chatsworth
Forest of Bowland National Landscape
Low Beckside Farm Outdoor Learning Site
Fairford Outdoor Learning Sites
Trent Outdoor Learning Sites
Redwood Outdoor Learning Centre
Low Beckside Farm
Ernest Cook Trust Trent Estate
Ernest Cook Trust Slimbridge Estate
Ernest Cook Trust Barnsley Village Estate (Home Estates)
Ernest Cook Trust Filkins Estate (Home Estates)
Ernest Cook Trust Hatherop Estate (Home Estates)
Ernest Cook Trust Fairford Park Estate (Home Estates)
Ernest Cook Trust Hartwell Estate
Ernest Cook Trust Little Dalby Estate
Our task is to exemplify the role that land can play, to tell a meaningful story of how land can be managed, being long-term around supporting agriculture while thinking crucially about how land can transform lives.
Ed Ikin, Chief Executive