Conservation 

The Estate employs conservation habitats along boundaries and water courses and retains undisturbed ancient woodland in an effort to protect the natural environment and biodiversity for the future.

 

Hedge laying

Hedgerows are the vital stitching in the patchwork of our countryside. They work as green arteries connecting habitats, bat flight paths and help different species thrive to increase biodiversity. Hedge laying is country craft that has been practised for hundreds of years, this is carried out annually on Sundorne Castle Estate. By using sympathetic management it allows blossom and berries to form, and the hedge to slowly and incrementally increase in size this keeps the hedge in a healthy condition. Eventually, though every hedge needs to be rejuvenated from the base and hedge laying is one of the best and most traditional ways of doing this. A laid hedge provides a stock proof barrier and a dense habitat for wildlife but most importantly it encourages new growth that starts a new life cycle of the hedge.

 

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