Our management of our breathtaking landscape is changing. We are enhancing biodiversity and sequestering carbon by creating habitat banks, transitioning to regenerative farming, and restoring the botanical complexity of our parklands. Join us at our Natural Environment events to find out more.
Join us for a series of informal evening talks about nature and landscapes, every third Tuesday of the month in Castle Howard's Courtyard Cafe. Our Future Landscapes talks explore how we see, interact with and manage our unique local landscapes, with a presentation by a guest speaker followed by an open Q&A.
Doors open at 6.30pm.
15th September - Insights into the adoption of regenerative landscape managementAnn Gurnell and Minoo Esfehani, York St John University Ann Gurnell and Minoo Esfehani from York St John University will explore how regenerative landscape management, environmental sustainability, and built heritage can come together at iconic tourism destinations to deliver both environmental and visitor benefits.
20th October - York Environment Festival - Future Landscapes: From Hundred Springs to Climate Extremes York Environmental Festival 7:00pm - 9:00pm This event will be held at Patch, The Bonding Warehouse, Terry Avenue, York, YO1 6FA UK (wheelchair accessible) not the Castle Howard Courtyard Cafe. Castle Howard's acclaimed Future Landscapes series comes to the York Environment Festival for a panel discussion on water in a changing climate. Inspired by Henderskelfe, meaning "Hundred Springs", speakers from Castle Howard, Environment Bank, Howardian Hills National Landscape and Young Wilders will explore flooding, drought and landscape resilience. Perfect for anyone interested in nature, climate and water.
17th November - Future Landscapes Year in Review Castle Howard A look back at the progress made in the year, the Future Landscapes speakers and themes and a look forward into 2027.
We are thrilled to announce a landmark nature restoration and rewilding project on our historic Estate – designed and delivered in collaboration with Environment Bank.
A 440-acre area of the Estate known as Bog Hall will go under a major project, to transform it from difficult to farm, low-yielding agricultural land into a thriving space for nature. The area, which is greater than the area inside the York City Walls, is a designated as a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC), within the Howardian Hills National Landscape, and has been carefully selected for its immense potential to enhance biodiversity. Working with Environment Bank ecologists, our goal is to almost triple the biodiversity over the next 30 years.
Find out more about the project and how to get involved