Meeting will be held in the Main hall and starts at 2:30pm

Martyn Burkinshaw has been the Head Gardener and Head Ranger of Petworth House and Park for 10 years.  In his time at Petworth he has overseen major replanting projects in the Pleasure Ground Garden, inspired by the works of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, the 3rd Earl of Egremont, and historical contemporaries.  Developing the Pleasure Garden Reimagination Project informed by the site history, future climate, and current trends in garden design theory; Petworth is taking a 'slow gardening' approach to delivering change in our ever-improving Garden. 

Meeting will be held in the Cotton Hall and starts at 2:30pm

The speaker is Janice Brindley-Codd who is a volunteer at Nymans. She will talk about the house at Nymans.

Meeting will be held in the Cotton Hall and starts at 2:30pm

Our speakers will be Tony and Janet Mottram who are volunteer stewards at Standen. They will talk about the background of the Beale family, James Beale's work and the story of how Standen came to be built. Also, they will talk about Philip Webb the Architect, the house construction and more detailed information on particular aspects of this wonderful house as well as the gardens, the Beale's world trip and other aspects leading up to the NT taking over the property. 

Meeting will be held in the Main hall and starts at 2:30pm

Today's speaker will be Hannah Miles, Collections and House Manager, Batemen's. Her talk will be 'Illustrating the Jungle Book' by Rudyard Kipling.

Meeting will be held in the Main hall and starts at 2:15pm as we will have our AGM prior to the talk

Steve Feazey is the Senior Gardener at Sheffield Park and Garden. Steve looks after the weird and wonderful tree collection that dates back to 1485 and is lucky enough to lead on the sites climate adaptation work in conjunction with Kew Gardens, Bristol University, Royal Holloway and Bartletts Tree Experts.

Steve's talk will centre around the effects of the '87 storm at Sheffield Park and Garden, where over 2000 trees were lost and the landscape completely changed. Many of the effects from the '87 storm are still seen today.

 Steve will also discuss learning from the '87 storm and through climate modelling data, which trees may (or may not!) have a future in the south-east. Sheffield Park and Garden is the only National Trust site that uses climate modelling to understand which trees will potentially be suitable for the Grade I woodland landscape for years to come, with biodiversity sitting at the heart of decision making across its 500 acres.