Castle Howard Festive Planting

Join us for a festive planting day at our brand new youth-led nature recovery project at Castle Howard!

Who is this for?

Young people aged 18-30 interested in spending time outside with other like-minded folk and keen to learn about scrub and tree planting, parkland restoration and explore our new site!

What to expect:

Thorn is the mother of the oak! Help us to restore the parkland at Castle Howard by planting dense banks of thorny scrub, from which over time our majestic new oak trees will emerge.

We'll also be using natural materials to help project the scrub banks as they establish themselves, stopping deer and grazing animals from nibbling too much of our new saplings!

About Castle Howard:

Castle Howard is an Estate, House and Gardens made up of 6,100 acres of farmland, 2,100 acres of woodland and 600 acres of parkland. Recently the estate just started a nature restoration project known as Bog Hall, to transform 440 acres from difficult to farm, low-yielding agricultural land into a thriving space for nature. Side note, it is also the location of Bridgerton :o

Youngwilders are collaborating with Castle Howard on a 50 acre youth-led nature recovery project where young people are taking the reigns on an area of Parkland. This event marks our first youth-led intervention in the parkland and we are very excited about the times to come :)

Event Details:

Date: Saturday 6th December 2025

Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location: Castle Howard, York YO60 7BY

Group Size: Approx. 25

Food:

Snacks, tea and coffee will be provided. Please bring a packed lunch!

Getting there:

Via Train:

The closest train station is York. We will be organising lifts, at 9:30am, from the station to the site for those who need it. At the end of the day we will be organising lifts back to the station by 4:30pm.

Via Bus:

If you live in and around York, the 81 bus goes directly to Castle Howard, there is a service which arrives at 9:55 which would be perfect for the day!

If you have any questions re: getting to the site via public transport, please reach out to Noah ([email protected]).

Via Car:

If you are able to drive to the site, please let us know in the order form as we will be trying to encourage car sharing wherever possible!There is parking on site, more details of this to be released shortly.

Accessibility:

We can offer travel reimbursement, so if you can send us receipts or proof of travel payment and your bank details, we will reimburse you as soon as possible. Please send the reimbursement request to Noah at [email protected] with a PDF attachment.

There are limited foot paths on site and all of the work we will be doing is off the paths. The ground is mostly flat and grassy, but can be muddy so please wear study footwear with good grip. The site is quite open and can get windy, please wear warm clothes and a wind breaker. There can be nettles in some areas, please wear long trousers and socks to protect against stinging.

We will be using tools, including handsaws, shovels and loppers, protective gloves will be provided as well as clear direction and many helping hands.

There is access to a toilet and kitchen at the building by the carpark, which is roughly a 10 minute walk from where we will be working, and there is access to phone signal across the site.

If you have any questions or concerns about accessibility, please do not hesitate to reach out to Layla ([email protected]), who would be more than happy to discuss this.

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We can't wait to see you there :)

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