Future Landscapes Walking Tour - Spains Hall
Thu 12 Oct
|Finchingfield
Join us for a private tour of this forward thinking Essex Estate - tailored for FWAG East members!


Time & Location
12 Oct 2023, 09:00 – 12:00
Finchingfield, Finchingfield, Braintree CM7 4JS, UK
Guests
About the event
A lot has been happening at Spains Hall and big plans are afoot for further change! FWAG East members will receive a guided tour of the Estate, accompanied by Estate Manager Archie Ruggles-Brise and full time Ecologist Sarah Brockless, to explore the 300 hectares of land use changes they have set in motion over the past few years.
This includes work to establish agroforestry, natural approaches to reduce flood risk, in-field work to store water to relieve drought, trap carbon and support wildlife recovery. Not to mention the introduction of the first beavers in East Anglia! This tour will afford an overview of the bold moves being made to regenerate the landscape here, covering a lot of topics in a little detail but with the opportunity to ask plenty of questions to those managing the estate and FWAG East advisers.
The tour will take in uneven, wet and potentially difficult…