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400 years – 400 trees

Written by claydon_admin on August 5, 2021. Posted in The Estate. No Comments on 400 years – 400 trees

The first of our 400 trees are thriving! In 2020 we celebrated the 400th Anniversary since Sir Edmund Verney made Claydon the Verney family home in 1620. To mark this special occasion, we began a project to plant 400 specimen trees at Claydon Estate. The programme of planting will take ten years to complete, and to date we have planted around 40 trees, with the next 40 trees to be planted during the coming autumn and winter. Visitors to Claydon Courtyard can see three of the newly planted trees, a trio of Catalpas, and we hope you may enjoy them now and in the future. Below is...

Meet the Team – Nicholas Verney

Written by claydon_admin on July 14, 2021. Posted in Staff, The Estate. No Comments on Meet the Team – Nicholas Verney

We are proud of our team here at Claydon Estate, so we would like to tell you a little more about who we are and what we do… Name: Nicholas Verney Job Title: Managing Partner What’s your role at Claydon Estate? With my wife, Alexandra, I have overall responsibility for the day-to-day stewardship and management of the estate that’s been my family’s home since 1620. It’s a diverse business so my role encompasses managing farming, let property, property development, conservation, looking after the landscape, strategic planning, coming up with ideas for new ventures and...

Creating wildflower-rich areas

Written by claydon_admin on April 24, 2021. Posted in Ecology, The Estate. No Comments on Creating wildflower-rich areas

Being part of the government’s Countryside Stewardship scheme, means that we are committed to managing a landscape that is rich in wildlife. Approximately 10% of our land is now wildflower-rich, through the planting of wildflower seeds, wild bird seed and pollen and nectar mixes, creating flourishing wildflower corridors that are a valuable food source for both pollinating insects and wild birds. This April, our team has been busy preparing another area of land near to the Estate Office. We have now sown a traditional British native wildflower meadow...

Towersey Festival – 27-30 August 2021

Written by claydon_admin on March 26, 2021. Posted in The Estate. No Comments on Towersey Festival – 27-30 August 2021

The quick guide to Towersey Festival with Joe Heap Describe Towersey Festival in 3 words. Another Lovelier World. How did Towersey Festival begin? My Grandad and some friends started the event back in 1965 in the village of Towersey on the Oxfordshire/Buckinghamshire Border. It started as a community event which, to this day, it still very much is. What’s so special about Towersey Festival? It is so very friendly and easy going. It’s the perfect first timer’s festival, but also has people who have been coming for 40 years! It is one big family with so much more than just...