Our Estate Partners
We are delighted to partner with some of the finest English estates—a veritable treasure trove of diverse and breathtaking landscapes. Our work has brought us into collaboration with historic medieval and Tudor deer parks, where magnificent veteran oaks still stand watch. But our adventures don’t stop there. From coastal meadows and riverbanks to parish land, university grounds, back gardens, footpath edges, and even the heart of the City of London, every location adds a unique chapter to our ongoing story.
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Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
Home to the Dukes and Duchesses of Devonshire. With a majestic house, 105-acre garden, farmyard, playground and acres of natural parkland to explore, it is the product of nearly 500 years of careful cultivation. Learn More Here >
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Broughton Sanctuary, Yorkshire
Broughton Sanctuary is a remarkable estate in Yorkshire, which is transforming how we relate to the land and to ourselves. Wellbeing and spiritual retreats, rewilding and regenerative agriculture form the central philosophy of this place, being looked after by the 32nd generation of the Tempest family. Learn More Here >
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Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire
Secluded in a lyrical Capability Brown parkland, the house is one of Britain’s finest examples of Palladian architecture, a quintessential English gem.
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The Harley Estate, Brampton Bryan,Herefordshire
The Harley Estate lies on the borders of Herefordshire and Shropshire close to the market towns of Ludlow, Knighton and Leominster. The Estate, set in magnificent and historic border country, encompasses a range of rural based enterprises from farming and forestry, to other special events. Learn More Here >
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Kirtlington Park
Secluded in a lyrical Capability Brown parkland, the house is one of Britain’s finest examples of Palladian architecture, a quintessential English gem.
We aim to gather acorns from ancient oaks
in every county in mainland Britain
AS OF AUGUST 2025, WE ARE CONNECTED WITH LANDOWNERS ACROSS 33 ENGLISH COUNTIES:
Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cumbria,
Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire,
Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Sussex, Wiltshire.
We intend to include: Cornwall, East Sussex, East Yorkshire, Greater London, Greater Manchester, Isle of Wight, Merseyside, Middlesex, Northumberland, Rutland, South Yorkshire, Tyne & Wear, West Midlands, West Yorkshire, Worcestershire.
We plan to start visiting old Welsh oaks in 2026.
Join the Journey, Partner with Us
We are always interested to hear from landowners who would like to join us on this exciting adventure. If you are the stewards of old oaks or are looking to plant some oaks please email us below.
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
Ralph Waldo Emerson