A major programme of restoration has taken place in the Gardens and Parkland, which has had a dramatic impact on the landscape. Whilst works are in progress or coming towards completion the impact will be substantial and sometimes disconcerting.

The results of the restoration programme are already visible and areas of the Garden and Parkland are quickly recovering and beginning to show the benefits of all our hard work. In a few years' time, however, we will really be able to enjoy the success of the whole project, as it starts to mature.