Tatton Estate

10/06/2026

Community Litter Pick this Sunday at The Heath 🍃

Fancy getting some fresh air and helping keep The Heath looking its best?

The Friends of the Heath are hosting a community litter pick this Sunday from 11am–12 noon and everyone is welcome to join.

Whether you can spare the full hour or just a little time, every helping hand makes a difference. It's a great opportunity to meet others, enjoy the outdoors and help care for one of Knutsford's most loved green spaces.

📅 Sunday
🕚 11am–12 noon
📍 The Heath, Knutsford

Please see the attached flyer for further details.

We hope to see you there! 🍃💚

Kevin Griffiths

02/06/2026

🌳 Peover Hall NGS Open Gardens this weekend 🪻Saturday and Sunday 12PM-5PM.

Join us to celebrate 50 years of the National Garden Scheme at Peover Hall.

Open Saturday and Sunday from 12PM-5PM guests can enjoy:

A visit to Peover Hall gardens which were designed between 1890-1900 and feature a series of ‘garden rooms’ filled with clipped box, water garden, Romanesque loggia, warm brick walls, unusual doors, secret passageways, beautiful topiary work and walled gardens, C19 dell and rockery, rhododendrons and pleached limes.

The grounds of the Hall also house working stables, estate cottages and the parish church of St Lawrence which contains two Mainwaring Chapels with beautiful effigies.

The house will be open to the public during the NGS open weekend but will incur an extra charge for a tour. The architectural jewel is the Grade I listed Carolean stables built in 1654; their interior stalls are richly carved and include original Tuscan columns and strap work. The Carolean stables will be open to view during the weekend.

Cream teas will be served in the Park House Tea Room.

Book your tickets here
https://ngs.org.uk/gardens/peover-hall-gardens-wa1/

01/06/2026

Our team members are also proud volunteers. On Friday, they joined Friends of The Heath and Cheshire Wildlife Trust for their monthly habitat management day on Knutsford Heath.

The volunteer days are always great fun and take place on the last Friday of every month.

You can find out more about the great work of Kevin Griffiths and Friends of the Heath here. https://www.friendsoftheheath.org.uk/habitat-management-may-2026

You can sign up to the next volunteer date using the link above.

22/05/2026

We are proud to support the Lion's Bank Holiday Monday Community Fair. 🎠🎡

Fancy helping them to set up on Monday AM? They would love your help ahead of this fantastic lineup!

Knutsford Lions Community Fair – Monday 25 May! 🌟

Join us for a great day out at the Knutsford Lions Community Fair on Knutsford Heath, from 11am to 4pm! 🎉
💛 The fair proudly supports local charities and community groups, with all donations going directly to them.
Bring family and friends along for a fun-filled day celebrating our amazing local community. There’s something for everyone, including:
🎶 Live music from Birchwood Community Brass Band
🎡 Fairground rides & children’s games
🦉 Owls from Lower Moss Wood
🐕 Dog agility course & our popular Fun Dog Show (12 noon)
⚽ Football Darts
🐴 Donkey rides
🍔 Enjoy delicious food and drink including a BBQ, pizza, ice cream, churros, drinks ‘horsebox’ and more!
🚗 Parking available on the Heath for a small fee.
Come along, have fun, and support your local community

👉 Interested in getting involved with Knutsford Lions? Visit their stall at the fair or find out more: www.knutsfordlions.org.uk
Email : [email protected]

09/05/2026

🎡 One week since May Day. 52 days until BritFest 🎶☀️

Tell us your favourite May Day costume 👑🎭 in the comments below to be in with a chance to WIN two tickets to The Brit Fest 🎟️✨

Thank you to the Knutsford Royal May Day committee for another fantastic year! ❤️

*T&Cs Winner will be drawn at random on 30 May and notified by DM. Anonymous comments will be excluded from the competition. Over 18s only. Tickets provide access to one of the festival days for two people. Non-transferable and non-refundable

07/05/2026

Fun for the family this weekend. 🦉

06/05/2026

🌿 It’s The Tree Council's National Hedgerow Week 2026 🌿

We’re looking back to April when we ventured out to Ashley Cricket Club to meet Ed Brown from Tatton Estate and Richard Thorogood from Cheshire hedges to talk about the importance of hedge laying and why restoring our hedgerows matters for the future of the countryside. 🌳🐦

Without intervention, this hedge would likely have become increasingly gappy and eventually disappeared over the next 10 years. Instead, through traditional Cheshire-style hedge laying, it has now been rejuvenated to support wildlife, farming and the wider landscape for decades to come. 🌱

A properly laid hedge becomes:
🐑 Stock proof
⏳ Long lasting
🌿 Dense at ground level
🦔 Rich in wildlife habitat
🌦️ More resilient to weather and disease

That density at the bottom is the key difference. Over time, unmanaged or mechanically flailed hedges can become hollow underneath, reducing both their agricultural value and their ability to protect wildlife. As Richard explains in the film, thick, low growth provides vital shelter for nesting birds and small mammals. 🐦🪺

Healthy hedgerows also act as:
🦋 Wildlife corridors
🪺 Nesting habitats
🐝 Pollinator resources
🌬️ Windbreaks
🌍 Carbon stores
💧 Natural flood management features
🌱 Soil protection tools

For estates and farmers, hedgerows are increasingly being recognised as essential infrastructure rather than decoration. They help improve biodiversity, reduce soil erosion, support water retention and strengthen the resilience of the wider landscape. 🌾🌳

Knutsford Heritage Centre

05/05/2026

Happy Bank Holiday Monday! Thanks to Emily Rose Hudson, who was flying into Manchester Airport this week and sent us this ace view from the plane - even higher than Skyfall! Don’t miss the LAST DAY of the fair today, we’re open from 12 noon til about 7pm.

28/04/2026

This is what habitat volunteering days look like on the Tatton Estate 🌿🐦‍⬛🌳

Friday 24 April was a scorcher for our monthly habitat management session, delivered in partnership with Cheshire Wildlife Trust and Friends of the Heath. Despite the heat, 15 volunteers, both regulars and newcomers, did a fantastic job.

We were especially pleased to welcome a corporate volunteer from Manchester events company, Manchester Central, who joined us for the day. It is always great to see local organisations getting involved in caring for local green spaces

Tom from Cheshire Wildlife Trust guided the group through two key tasks in the sandpit, the heart of the reserve where gorse and heather grow side by side.

Our habitat days offer a simple but powerful way for colleagues to connect with nature and with each other.

These sessions fill up quickly, so if you would like to join the next event on Friday 29 May, please book your place using the link below.

Other future sessions are held on the last Friday of every month.

https://www.friendsoftheheath.org.uk/habitat-management-april-2026

📸: Friends of The Heath

Friday, 24th April was a scorcher for our monthly habitat management session! Despite the heat, our 15 volunteers — regulars and newcomers alike — did a fantastic job. We were especially pleased to…

11/02/2026