RASE Bledisloe Gold Medal for Landowners
The RASE Bledisloe gold medal was gifted to the society by Viscount Bledisloe on his 90th birthday in 1957.
It was originally awarded to a landowner who achieved outstanding service in encouraging the application of science and technology to some branch of British husbandry.
It is now awarded to a landowner who demonstrates outstanding achievement in the successful land management and development of an agricultural estate in England.
Recent winners include Dr Johnny Wake of Courteenhall Estate, Her Majesty the Queen for the management of her Sandringham and Windsor Estates (2022) and Sir Nicholas Bacon of Raveningham Estate (2021). A list of previous winners can be found here.
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How to apply
The prestigious Bledisloe Medal is awarded to a landowner who “demonstrates outstanding achievement in the successful land management and development of an agricultural estate in England”.
To nominate yourself or someone else for the RASE Bledisloe Gold Medal for Landowners complete this form.
Award criteria
For a nomination to be considered the estate must meet the following criteria:
- Be an agricultural estate which may also include commercial/business development, forestry, residential letting, renewables or leisure enterprises
- Had active and long-term involvement of the landowner
- Have a history of positive development of the estate throughout the period the current landowner has been involved
- Have plans for new business opportunities for future years
- Be able to provide evidence of future sustainability, and future proofing of the estate, to safeguard employment and the future of all involved
- 2000+ acres
Nominations for the 2024 RASE Awards have now closed.
The 2024 RASE Awards ceremony will be hosted at Courteenhall Estate later in the year. The winner will be awarded the prestigious Bledisloe Gold Medal for Landowners and one year’s Fellow Membership to the Royal Agricultural Society of England.