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Lawneys Farm restoration front view - Grade II listed building dating from 13th century
History

Lawneys Farm Restoration Complete

The site of the grade II listed Lawneys Farm is …

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Music and Arts

Rougham Primary School Summer Music Concert Showcases Young Talent

Rougham Estate Trust was delighted to be invited to the annual Summer Music Concert at ...
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Beetle survey of ancient oak trees at Rougham Estate
Environment

Ancient Oak Beetle Survey Underway with Expert Entomologist

This year we are having a survey of the beetles that live within our extraordinary ...
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Rougham Estate Trust Meeting Dark
Trust Business

RET Trustee Meeting

Trustees and Estate Management gathered to observe the evolving landscape of the Pleasure Grounds Arboretum near Rougham Hall.
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Lawneys Farm restoration front view - Grade II listed building dating from 13th century

Lawneys Farm Restoration Complete

The site of the grade II listed Lawneys Farm is mentioned in Domesday Book and parts of the existing structure ...
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Rougham Primary School Summer Music Concert Showcases Young Talent

Rougham Estate Trust was delighted to be invited to the annual Summer Music Concert at Rougham Primary School on the ...
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Beetle survey of ancient oak trees at Rougham Estate

Ancient Oak Beetle Survey Underway with Expert Entomologist

This year we are having a survey of the beetles that live within our extraordinary collection of ancient and veteran ...
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Rougham Estate Trust Meeting Dark

RET Trustee Meeting

Trustees and Estate Management gathered to observe the evolving landscape of the Pleasure Grounds Arboretum near Rougham Hall.
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rougham estate team member watering the young trees in spring.

Safeguarding the Future: Sustaining newly planted trees at Rougham Hall

The prolonged period of hot and dry weather has required increased attention from our team, particularly in supporting the newly planted trees and shrubs in ...
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Arbutus marina Strawberry Tree

Planting Legacy: The arboretum in the grounds of Rougham Hall

Work is currently underway to label the trees and shrubs within the new arboretum, being developed in the grounds of Rougham Hall. Historically known as ...
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The Rougham Estate Trust has recently been engaged in felling Norway Spruce trees across its land. This is the result of the arrival of the Spruce Bark Beetle in our woodlands and other woods in East Anglia and South East England. This beetle has arrived in this country from Asia via mainland Europe and threatens Spruce plantations across the country. The Forestry Commission is taking this outbreak very seriously as it threatens their vast plantations in Northern England as well as in Wales and Scotland.

Felling of Norway Spruce on Rougham Estate

The Rougham Estate Trust has recently been engaged in felling Norway Spruce trees across its land. This is the result of the arrival of the ...
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Creating some pathways through the wildflower meadow.

Creating pathways through the wildflower meadow at Rougham Hall

As part of the gradual restoration of the Pleasure Grounds around Rougham Hall, we have just created some pathways through the wildflower meadow.
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Rougham Estate Trust Meeting Dark

RET Trustee Meeting

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RET Accounts for charity commission

RET Accounts for Charity Commission

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Rougham Estate Trust Meeting Dark

RET Trustee Meeting

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RET Accounts for charity commission

RET Accounts for Charity Commission

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Rougham Estate Trust Meeting Dark

RET Trustee Meeting

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Rougham Estate Trustees outside

Trustees’ Rougham Estate tour

Rougham Estate trustees spent a useful day exploring the Rougham Estate, guided by estate manager Simon Eddell and wildlife advisor Juliet Hawkins.
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© Juliet Hawkins, Conservation adviser

Dragonfly Survey on Rougham Estate 2021

Dragonflies were recorded as part of Rougham Estate’s ongoing Pond Survey of its 37 ancient and very well-connected woodland, grass and arable edge ponds.
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Rougham Estate, located a few miles from Bury St Edmunds, is a rural haven epitomising the timeless charm and natural beauty of East Anglia.

The Rougham Estate consists of over 3,000 acres of Suffolk countryside with ancient meadows, green lanes, oak-lined hedgerows, bluebells and orchids, parklands and arable fields. It traces its history back to Roman times and has seen both Saxons and Vikings.

It was owned by the local abbey in Bury St Edmunds for six hundred years. During World War Two an airfield was built in the village and Rougham Hall was bombed. The Estate has been owned by the Agnew family since 1904 and now part of it is a charitable trust to preserve its legacy for the future.

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