Economic value of trees in the estate of the Harewood House stately home in the United Kingdom
The estates of stately homes or manor houses are an untapped resource for assessing the ecosystem services provided by trees. Many of these estates have large collections of trees with clear value in terms of carbon storage, runoff prevention, and pollution removal along with additional benefits to...
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| description | The estates of stately homes or manor houses are an untapped resource for assessing the ecosystem services provided by trees. Many of these estates have large collections of trees with clear value in terms of carbon storage, runoff prevention, and pollution removal along with additional benefits to biodiversity and human health. The estate of Harewood House in North Yorkshire represents an ideal example of such a stately home with a mixture of parkland and more formally planted gardens. The trees in each type of garden were analysed for height, diameter at breast height and light exposure. The data were then processed in iTrees software to generate economic benefits for each tree in both gardens. The analysis found that the larger North Front parkland garden had greater total benefits but the more densely planted formal West Garden had the greater per hectare value. In total, the trees on Harewood House estate are estimated to provide approximately £29 million in ecosystem service benefits. This study is the first to analyse the trees of stately homes for economic benefits and highlights that the trees are a valuable commodity for the estates. This should be considered in future planning and management of such estates. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79a3a9c21fa14197a2e2d7dfb3eba5a02023-12-03T11:03:46ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592018-09-016e541110.7717/peerj.5411Economic value of trees in the estate of the Harewood House stately home in the United KingdomJulie Peacock0Joey Ting1Karen L. Bacon2School of Geography, University of Leeds, University of Leeds, Leeds, United KingdomDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaSchool of Geography, University of Leeds, University of Leeds, Leeds, United KingdomThe estates of stately homes or manor houses are an untapped resource for assessing the ecosystem services provided by trees. Many of these estates have large collections of trees with clear value in terms of carbon storage, runoff prevention, and pollution removal along with additional benefits to biodiversity and human health. The estate of Harewood House in North Yorkshire represents an ideal example of such a stately home with a mixture of parkland and more formally planted gardens. The trees in each type of garden were analysed for height, diameter at breast height and light exposure. The data were then processed in iTrees software to generate economic benefits for each tree in both gardens. The analysis found that the larger North Front parkland garden had greater total benefits but the more densely planted formal West Garden had the greater per hectare value. In total, the trees on Harewood House estate are estimated to provide approximately £29 million in ecosystem service benefits. This study is the first to analyse the trees of stately homes for economic benefits and highlights that the trees are a valuable commodity for the estates. This should be considered in future planning and management of such estates.https://peerj.com/articles/5411.pdfManor housesEconomic valueTreesNatural capitalEcosystem servicesStately homes |
| spellingShingle | Julie Peacock Joey Ting Karen L. Bacon Economic value of trees in the estate of the Harewood House stately home in the United Kingdom PeerJ Manor houses Economic value Trees Natural capital Ecosystem services Stately homes |
| title | Economic value of trees in the estate of the Harewood House stately home in the United Kingdom |
| title_full | Economic value of trees in the estate of the Harewood House stately home in the United Kingdom |
| title_fullStr | Economic value of trees in the estate of the Harewood House stately home in the United Kingdom |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic value of trees in the estate of the Harewood House stately home in the United Kingdom |
| title_short | Economic value of trees in the estate of the Harewood House stately home in the United Kingdom |
| title_sort | economic value of trees in the estate of the harewood house stately home in the united kingdom |
| topic | Manor houses Economic value Trees Natural capital Ecosystem services Stately homes |
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