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Our Environment 

Working with, and for, our surroundings

We take pride in the way Spains Hall Estate is run in a sustainable way, making the most of our environment whilst ensuring continuing employment. Almost all the agricultural land is managed as part of the Government’s Environmental Stewardship scheme and in addition the woodlands are part of an ongoing forestry management regime. Through this work we aim to enhance wildlife and biodiversity and protect our natural resources (such as clean water, clean air and the landscape).


We are always on the lookout for better ways of working with our greatest asset – the Environment – and ours is an approach that, we hope, will ensure our future generations are able to live on and enjoy it as much as we do.


Ecological Masterplan

We've got an ambitious plan for the estate, incorporating wildlife recovery, water stewardship, flood risk reduction, sustainable food production and climate adaptation and mitigation.

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Brown hare at Spains Hall Estate
12 Feb, 2024
This week, whilst trying to count the large, swirling bird flocks frequenting our winter food cover for the annual GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count, I accidentally disturbed a hare laying up against the elements in a form, a shallow depression they dig. The hare sprang into action....
by Archie Ruggles-Brise 11 Jan, 2024
Independent report calls for 10 steps to recover our water environment
05 Jan, 2024
🌻🌳🐞 Wildlife warblings 🌻🌳🐞  Yellowhammers are welcome flashes of colour in winter
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  • Cube with sections used to illustrate how parts of the landscape and ecosystem work together to form a functioning whole through the Natural Capital approach
  • Working with others

    We are delighted to be Corporate Members of the Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust. Together we are working towards better quality soil and water in our catchment area of the River Blackwater.  
    Which river catchment are you in? Check it out here
    Spains Hall Estate are Corporate Sponsors of the Essex Wildlife Trust
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