A Conservation Tour of Wyken - June 6th
Welcome to the Hedges & Edges: A Conservation Tour
Join us for a guided tour through the Wyken Estate. Mentioned in the Domesday Book, Wyken has always been a farmed landscape and community. It also sits on the dividing line between heavy Suffolk boulder clay and the sandy Brecks, and as such is home to a diverse array of wildlife. Central to our farming today are a number of conservation schemes, which benefit many red listed bird species, rare butterflies, abundant mammals and more.
This sunset tour will look at how we nurture wildlife and farm productively alongside it. We'll consider hedges, farming with soil health in mind, our woodland management, a wetland creation project, and how we foster wildflowers across the farm. Nature conservation, field sports and farming are also hot political potatoes at the moment, and this is the perfect opportunity to ask any questions about what the future might look like for the countryside ad what can be done to preserve our special Suffolk eco systems.
Your guides
Sam Carlisle: the owner and manager of Wyken, will talk about the history of the estate and the approach that it takes on conservation, woodland management, and farming.
Richard Negus: hedge layer and author, who developed the hedgerow management plan at Wyken and has laid many of the 22 km of hedges across the estate. He will explian how and why hedges are laid, and what conservation benefits they bring.
This tour will begin at 5pm on June 6th, and include a sundowner drink somewhere on the Wyken estate. Should you wish to book dinner at The Leaping Hare following the tour, please do so here.