The Leslie Foundation
Welcome to the Leslie Foundation
At the Leslie Foundation we’re dedicated to restoring, conserving, and regenerating our lands and its ecosystems through rebalancing our connection with nature to create a healthier, more sustainable future for all.
By 2050 we aim to restore, conserve and regenerate 1000 acres of our land by reimagining its use through multi-stakeholder partnerships.
These partnerships will work to co-produce ecosystem-based adaptations, delivering socio-economic benefits, climate change adaptation and biodiversity and ecosystem conservation.
These adaptations/solutions will also yield benefits for others outside of our land by providing opportunities of scale, based on the success of our work.
Our Current Projects:
Food Futures: embarking on a shared and transformative journey with people who believe in changing behavior and actions in relation to food. Our aim is to demonstrate a better way of producing locally sourced food for people and planet health. Using our lands, and our historic walled garden we will co-design and build a demonstrator for the future of community-led food innovation.
The Green Portal: A biophilic tourist attraction to inform, build awareness and capacity regarding our relationship with food and the planet over the millenniums and into the future.
Rewilding programme: Restoring healthy ecosystems by creating wild, biodiverse spaces.
To achieve this, we have a dedicated team of Trustee’s working together with our Executive team:
Kate Burns (Chairperson) Expert in business and natural resource planning in regional development.
Dr Ciarán Reilly (Trustee) Assistant Director of the Centre for the Study of Historic Irish Houses & Estates.
Jackie Gormley (Trustee) Executive, Castle Leslie Estate.
Paul Bowe (Trustee) Entrepreneur.
Shirley Clerkin (Trustee) Biodiversity and Heritage expert. Environmental Scientist.
Dr Sarah Barry (Trustee) Director of Academic Programmes, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland.
Padge McKenna (Trustee) Retired local government official.
Join us in revolutionizing our relationship with our land as we protect nature to protect people; Fiona.descoteaux@lesliefoundation.ie
The Badia Di San Sebastiano, Lazio, Italy –
Sir Jack Leslie understood that the Foundation would need help to get started. Upon his death the Badia passed to the Foundation. We are looking for a new appropriate owner for this special place. This will in turn generate funds to support the Foundations work in Ireland.
To view and download the property brochure, please CLICK HERE
How can you help?
If you would like to hear more about our projects or contribute in any way, please get in touch at info@lesliefoundation.ie
Registered Charity Number (RCN): 20151393