The Buccleuch Living Heritage Trust

Bowhill is run by the educational trust the Buccleuch Living Heritage Trust. This combined the former Buccleuch Heritage Trust which previously ran Bowhill, with the Living Landscape Trust which run Boughton House.

The Buccleuch Heritage Trust formed in 1984, by the 9th Duke of Buccleuch is an educational charitable trust, which independently of the Estate administers the educational and public access to Bowhill House and Country Estate.  It aims to build bridges in the understanding between town and country. Throughout the year the Buccleuch Heritage Trust provides facilities for educational visits from pre-booked groups of all ages.  In addition, a lively education programme runs for school groups.

The Buccleuch Heritage Trust represents a continuity of the Buccleuch commitment to conserve the British countryside.  The Trust seeks to further this aim by promoting greater awareness of the countryside’s vital place in the Nation’s heritage.  It provides, on the Bowhill Estate, access and information for a public that is rightly becoming ever more aware of environmental  issues.   Although the term “national heritage” is usually applied to historic houses and their contents, it is equally relevant to our landscape, its wildlife, and the people in its communities. 

In this context the Buccleuch Heritage Trust continues the traditions of a rural estate – under one family’s stewardship – in preserving its identity as part of the national heritage, and by providing instructive and rewarding access to many of the fascinating aspects of the countryside.

These efforts earned Bowhill a Sandford Award in 1993, 1998, 2004 and 2009.

The Buccleuch Heritage Trust - A Scottish Registered Charity

Registered Charity Number SC014915

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