Boosting biodiversity at Barn Elms
To help our employees in the UK make a difference in the communities we work in, we offer up to 16 hours of paid volunteering leave each year.
Taking advantage of their paid volunteering leave, 24 of our experts supported the Harewood Estate with their ambitious conservation programme to restore parklands and woodlands. Despite the rain, the group successfully planted 1,500 trees in just six hours.
Located in West Yorkshire, the 4,000-acre Harewood Estate features ancient and semi-natural woodlands, wood pasture parklands, arable farmland, ponds, lakes, and wetlands. Originally designed by renowned landscape architect Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown in the 18th century, the estate has been home to the Lascelles family since 1738. Today, it is managed by Ben Lascelles, a professional ecologist dedicated to its conservation and ecological restoration.
"We are writing to express our gratitude for your exceptional contribution this week at Harewood Estate... We are truly fortunate to have volunteers like you who are willing to invest time and energy into projects that have a lasting impact on our planet.”
Jay O’Donoghue - Forestry Foreman, Harewood Estate
1,500
Trees planted in six hours
