The Jellicoe Lecture honours the life and work of Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, architect, landscape architect and a founding member of the Landscape Institute. This year's lecture is given by Jake Fiennes, Director of Conservation at Holkham Estate in Norfolk, a National Nature Reserve visited by a million people a year.
Drawing on 35 years in land management, Jake looks at how historic government policy has shaped Britain's countryside and why land must be used differently to meet today's challenges. He makes the case for a landscape-scale approach that brings together food production, nature recovery, water management, carbon storage, forestry and public access, supported by place-based policy and closer partnerships between farmers, landowners, conservationists and government. The evening ends with a chance to put questions and discuss the issues raised.
Ruth Holmes, Vice President of the Landscape Institute, opens the evening, and Rob Hughes, CEO of the Landscape Institute, gives the closing remarks.
