As part of our sustainable land management practices, we conduct baseline surveys and carefully monitor improvements in soil health, plant life, and wildlife diversity. Surveys across grasslands, woodlands, water bodies, and arable land are now well underway, helping us build a valuable dataset for the future.
A recent bird survey, carried out on the 5th and 6th of March, yielded encouraging results. A diverse selection of waterfowl was recorded, including teal, gadwall, mallard, snipe, moorhen, and little grebe. In the woodlands, red kites were observed nesting, while fieldfare and redwing thrushes—winter visitors to the UK—were noted both in the woods and on some grasslands. These birds were busily feeding, storing energy for their migration back to mainland Europe.
Airbnb Luxe is the luxury tier of Airbnb and is a curated selection of the world's most extraordinary properties that go beyond standard holiday rentals. They are thoroughly vetted luxury rentals with 5-star-everything. To achieve Airbnb Luxe status, the property must go through a detailed inspection process by a 3rd party evaluator who are looking for a cohesive, elevated design throughout the entire home, comfortable, inviting interior and exterior spaces and luxury amenities and an overall environment that are in pristine condition.
We are delighted with this accolade, which comes just over a year after we launched Stay at Alscot as a brand new business. There are two extraordinary properties within the Stay ay Alscot portfolio, Beecham Farmhouse and Locke’s Cottage.
For further details visit https://www.alscot.co.uk/stay
Earlier this year we were asked to contribute to The September edition of environmental SCIENTIST – the journal of the #InstitutionofEnvironmentalSciences(IES) – examines the evolving concept of ‘net gain’ in environmental policy frameworks, from both a UK and global perspective.
For the first time in a generation, Alscot Estate has the opportunity to consider its long term land use strategy. This comes at a time where the agricultural transition in England, alongside a broader political agenda of tackling environmental crises, means that rural land management is now focused not only on quality food production, but also on environmental provision and social value.
As a result, Alscot’s ambition is to farm in a regenerative manner and from September 2024, we began farming regeneratively on “home farm” land.
Fiona set up her business in 2001 working from a small unit in Snitterfield. With a strong reputation and client base (possibly assisted by her TV appearance with Nick Knowles on a restoration and refurbishment project), it soon became apparent that she needed bigger premises in order to cope with demand. In 2014 Fiona moved to Grove Business Park at Alscot which provided additional space to expand.
Alscot is pleased to support Just Small Change, a charity set up in 2011 by a local couple Peter and Jane Donoghue following a visit to Tanzania and Kenya in 2010. It's aim is to grow livelihoods and overcome poverty one small business at a time through business development.
Working through partner organisations in developing countries, Just Small Change facilitate local microfinance schemes which respond directly to the needs of vulnerable rural and urban communities.
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Our portfolio and reputation as a film and TV location strengthened in November 2017 when the BBC returned to film a forthcoming episode of the new TV drama, based in Stratford, Shakespeare and Hathaway. Jo Joyner and Mark Benton take on the two title roles for the daytime show which plays on Shakespearean themes. Benton plays private investigator Frank Hathaway, with Joyner playing his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare. Jo commented that she loved working at Alscot and as it's only 20 minutes away from her home it was a win win situation for her.
Mark Williams returns to Alscot, as the eponymous Catholic priest-cum-sleuth, wearing his trademark black cassock and wide-brimmed black parson’s hat as filming takes place for a future episode of Father Brown. The BBC's popular daytime crime drama has gone from strength to strength since being aired in 2013 and is now shown in Australia, Canada and America.
Renown children’s television producers, Ragdoll Productions, visited Alscot Park to film a live-action sequence for two episodes of Twirlywoos, their pre-school series. The Twirlywoos, a combination of stop-frame animation and live-action, features four small, bird-like characters who are inquisitive, enthusiastic and always looking to learn something new about the world. Ever curious, they seek adventure and fun wherever they go!
BBC Midlands Today featuring Shakespeare Distillery, based here at Alscot, and the harvesting of the mulberries at New Place, Stratford upon Avonfor their Mulberry Gin Liqueur,
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Date: 28th July 2017
Issued By: Alscot Estate
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Clifford Chambers is a Category 4 village as identified in the Stratford-on-Avon District Core Strategy to deliver extra housing. The land at Clifford Chambers has been identified as a broad location in the Council’s Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment for residential development. The Estate has been approached by many developers wishing to take this site forward. The Estate has carried out extensive investigation into finding an appropriate house builder. Spitfire Bespoke Homes are a reputable company that deliver high quality homes in the locality such as at Shottery and Welford-on- Avon and the Estate feels that they are the most appropriate house builder for this site. They have won many prestigious awards and were recently awarded the national WhatHouse Small Housebuilder of the Year and Insider Midlands Housebuilder of the Year.
It is now for Spitfire Bespoke Homes to bring forward their plans to the local community for consultation.
For further enquiries please contact Spitfire Bespoke Homes at consultation@spitfirepg.co.uk
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American production company, Cry Havoc Productions Inc. filmed scenes at Alscot Park, featuring some of Jaguar Land Rover's top marques, to appear in an episode of Super-Car Super-Build. The programme show-cases the passion, artistry and engineering behind some of the fastest and most lust-worthy supercars in the world. Exploring the process to create some of the world’s greatest automobiles and discovering what makes each marque’s mechanical prowess.
A Charity Fashion Show held for Shakespeare Hospice and Stratford Bards Cricket Club raises over £4,000 for the two organisations.
