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Initial Return to Estate
- When
- 1813
- Where
- Walton Hall
Charles Waterton initially returned to his inherited estate at Walton Hall in 1813, an early step preceding his later reserve creation.
Waterton inherited the family estate at Walton Hall in 1805. He initially returned there in 1813, though he settled more permanently in 1821 after exploring and managing his uncle's slave plantations in British Guiana. The passages do not record conservation work in 1813; his transformation of the estate into the world's first wildfowl and nature reserve is dated to the 1820s.
Sources
- Walton Hall, West Yorkshire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-27
- Charles Waterton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
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