Heggs-Castle Cluster Renaturing Project
We are three neighbouring landowners working together to restore natural processes across a combined 200-acre site in Arkengarthdale, North Yorkshire.
Read more about our project aims and subscribe to our blog to follow our progress.
Want to get involved? We run regular volunteer events throughout the year. Please email heggs.castle.cluster@gmail.com to join our mailing list or fill out the contact form on our events page.
Want to visit? The Cluster is accessible via several public rights of way running north west of Reeth (OS Map 30). Guided visits by groups with special conservation interests can also be organised in advance by email. For no-frills overnight stays, please visit heggsfarm.com (think wild camping with permission!)
We are grateful for funding and ongoing support from the following organisations: Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust, Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected, Woodland Trust: Growing Back Greener, Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, Sustainable Swaledale, Yorkshire Rewilding Network.
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Mission tree planting successful
A committed team of professional planters has been working in all weathers since the start of December to make our new 32ha woodland creation a reality. Battling on through gales, driving rain – and a few glorious days of sunshine – on the exposed slopes of Fremington Edge, they have succeeded in getting all 33,630…
Gimme Shelter(s)
Storm Otto gave us 60mph winds just 24 hours before our planned volunteer day to remove the last of the redundant shelters from the Castle end of the Cluster. Thankfully (for us) Otto had left for Denmark and we had a bright and warm morning for our planned task. Sadly only three of the five…
Winter volunteer days 2023
Want something to look forward to once the festive period has ended? Brighten up those dreary winter days by volunteering with us on the cluster! Join us for a leisurely (yet productive!) morning’s work, followed by homemade soup, freshly-baked bread and cake – the perfect opportunity to carry on a good natter with like-minded folk,…
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The Heggs-Castle Renaturing Project 