Dartington Forest Garden Update

Caught by the River · Oct 15, 2026

In March last year, we shared news of the Dartington Hall Trust’s intention to end the lease of The Agroforestry Research Trust’s groundbreaking 2 acre food forest project — housed on the Dartington Estate for the last 31 years. The garden has brought over 50,000 visitors to the estate, hosted important scientific research on carbon storage, and become what is often described as the best example of a food forest (or forest garden) in the temperate world.

Excitingly, ART now has the opportunity to purchase the forest garden, which will safeguard it in perpetuity!

ART has already…