Nourish

A partnership programme delivering positive environmental impact in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales

The 20,000 acre Swinton Estate is leading the field in delivering sustainable and natural solutions to climate change.

Our Nourish Partnership provides an investment platform to help businesses achieve their carbon neutral goals, and for developers to achieve their local bio-​diversity commitments. Through tree planting, creating wildlife corridors and improving soil health, partners can invest in our verified Carbon Plus credits, and our nature recovery programme delivers BNG units by enhancing habitats at a range of sites.

Running alongside this we provide environment forums at our Climate Action Academy, Carbon Literacy training, climate positive SDG led investment opportunities and other partnership benefits that include corporate welfare and support for local community projects.

Restored walled garden at Swinton Estate, featuring a gravel pathway lined with wildflowers, lush greenery, and blooming shrubs under a bright blue sky.

We’ve only just started

We have already reached carbon neutral status…

We’ve only just started

Over the last 20 years we have worked hard to reduce our consumption and emissions on the Estate, and we are now carbon neutral. We have no intention of stopping there. Our ambition is to reduce our footprint further by 30% by 2040. 

Running alongside this has been our investment in carbon sequestration through the ongoing management of our peatland and woodland. 

This is just the start of our journey. 

Aerial view of Swinton Estate showcasing restored landscapes supporting biodiversity, and carbon capture

Where are we heading? 

Our ambition is visionary…

Where are we heading? 

Our ambition is visionary : to reintegrate and restore nature throughout our operation, reverse the bio-​diversity loss and take the lead in the natural capital revolution. This is within reach.

We continue to improve our net carbon negative position, and our ambition is to help our wider community work towards this. 

We know that through peatland restoration we can encourage areas of active bog, and tree planting and meadow restoration in the right places can achieve multiple benefits.

Aerial view of the woodland restoration landscape at Swinton Estate, enhancing biodiversity and carbon capture

How are we getting there? 

On the ground, tangible and accountable…

How are we getting there? 

Our mission is to deliver tangible and measurable environment benefit that improves biodiversity, soil health and water quality, reduces emissions and sequesters carbon. 

This is supported by our environmental education scheme, the Climate Action Academy, the delivery of a Corporate and Community Welfare Programme and the development of an investment community through our Nourish Partnerships.

Our
Journey...

Deer in lush greenery at Swinton Estate showcasing sustainable woodland management and thriving ecosystems

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