Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) is an independent charity that looks after some of the UK’s most significant palaces in England and Northern Ireland.

In addition to their rich cultural heritage, the palaces support a diverse variety of ecological assets, ranging from areas designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) to more managed habitats such as formal palace gardens.

HRP invited LUC to supply an overarching Biodiversity Strategy for its entire estate, comprising:

• Hampton Court Palace
• Tower of London
• Banqueting House
• Kensington Palace
• Kew Palace
• Hillsborough Castle and Gardens

LUC reviewed the estate’s existing biodiversity data and relevant legislation, policy and local biodiversity objectives. Working alongside HRP’s conservation and management teams, LUC Ecologists then developed an Action Plan to protect and enhance the estate’s biodiversity value.

The strategy helps Historic Royal Palaces deliver its statutory duty to further biodiversity through its work, while also ensuring compliance with all relevant nature conservation legislation.