EGHN (European Garden Heritage Network)

Programme 2000 - 2006 North West Europe

Date of latest update: 2021-05-04

Description

Description (EN):

From Capability Brown’s landscaping of rambling English country estates to the legacy of Le Nôtre at the Palace of Versailles, the garden heritage of the NWE region is rich and diverse, and a cultural asset in need of protection. Yet, the value and significance of these gardens is not always properly recognised by policy-makers. With increasing mechanisation and changing trends there is the risk that traditional gardening skills die out. Recognising the need for forward-planning to safeguard and celebrate ‘garden identities’ in north-west Europe, and consider the about the role of gardens and of landscape gardening within spatial planning, this German-led project brings together 9 partners from Germany, France and the United Kingdom in an effort to promote European gardens and parks as a cultural asset for regional development and as a common heritage feature in NWE. The objective of EGHN is to consolidate the sharing of resources and knowledge, the development of best practice, the creation and the implementation of joint measures and the development of transferable models. Over 5- years the project will integrate the management and marketing of gardens within regional planning strategies through a cross-fertilization of actions among partners, and the definition of transnational garden itineraries, based on the recognition of ‘anchor’ gardens that have a significant cultural and economic impact on the regional landscape. The project will seek to harmonise information on gardens through inter-regional gateways and investigate improvements to access through sustainable transport, as well as develop actions in the fields of education, innovation, conservation and the preservation of skills.

Achievements (EN):

Parks and gardens, in combination with other local cultural and natural assets, offer considerable resources for sustainable development strategies covering urban regeneration, place making, heritage protection, regional development, social inclusion, education, local economies, tourism and others. These effects and benefits can be increased by measures on sites (e.g. signage, services), around sites (e.g. bus services, cycling networks) or on a wider scale (regional networks and gateways, promotional activities, tourism) whenever reasonable resources, support and funding will be available. Key documents are the project website www.eghn.eu itself and - among many others – the Spatial Strategy (finished during the final reporting period), the “EGHN report” published in 2007, the “Value and Impacts Assessment of Tatton Park”, the “Report on the Access Action”, the “Slow Traffic Strategy”, the “Tool Kit on Signage”, “The SEA for Garden Policies” or the case studies and baseline reviews on access for the five anchor gardens. All reports can easily be downloaded from the project website and can be ordered in printed versions from the Lead Partner.

Website: http://www.eghn.org/

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Cultural heritage and arts Regional planning and development

Partners (16)

Lead Partner: Stiftung Schloss Dyck, Zentrum für Gartenkunst und Landschaftskultur

Address: Schloss Dyck, 41363 Juechen, Germany

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Kreis Steinfurt, Regionalmarketing und Tourismusförderung

Name: Kreis Steinfurt, Regionalmarketing und Tourismusförderung

Address: 48565 Steinfurt, Germany

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Nordrhein-Westfalen Tourismus e.V.

Name: Nordrhein-Westfalen Tourismus e.V.

Address: 50668 Köln, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Die Freunde des National Trust in Deutschland (NT Members Association)

Name: Die Freunde des National Trust in Deutschland (NT Members Association)

Address: 50668 Köln, Germany

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Comité Régional du Tourisme des Pays de la Loire

Name: Comité Régional du Tourisme des Pays de la Loire

Address: 44200 NAntes, France

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Ministerium für Verkehr, Energie und Landesplanung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen

Name: Ministerium für Verkehr, Energie und Landesplanung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen

Address: 40213 Düsseldorf, Germany

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Provincie Limburg, Gedeputeerde Staten van Limburg

Name: Provincie Limburg, Gedeputeerde Staten van Limburg

Address: 6229 GA Maastricht, Netherlands

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RHS Garden Wisley

Name: RHS Garden Wisley

Address: GU23 6QB Woking, United Kingdom

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Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Dienst Cultuur, afdeling Erfgoed

Name: Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Dienst Cultuur, afdeling Erfgoed

Address: B-8200 Sint andries Brugge, Belgium

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Landschaftsverband Rheinland (LVR

Name: Landschaftsverband Rheinland (LVR

Address: 50668 Köln, Germany

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Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (LWL), Westfälisches Amt für Landschafts- und Baukultur

Name: Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (LWL), Westfälisches Amt für Landschafts- und Baukultur

Address: 48133 Münster, Germany

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Surrey County Council

Name: Surrey County Council

Address: KT1 1AB Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

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The National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens (NCCPG)

Name: The National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens (NCCPG)

Address: GU23 6QP Woking, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Cheshire County Council

Name: Cheshire County Council

Address: CH1 6PZ Chester, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Surrey Garden Trust

Name: Surrey Garden Trust

Address: KT1 2DY Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Somerset County Council

Name: Somerset County Council

Address: TA1 4DY taunton, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

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EGHN (European Garden Heritage Network)

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