Reduce, Re-use, Recycle are words we live and work by here.
We'd like to list everything we do, but that would probably be very long and boring. Instead, here are some of the things we do and if you want to know more, feel free to either get in touch or ask us when you are on site:
We reduce our energy consumption by:- using LED lightbulbs wherever we can;
- using solar lights outdoors wherever possible;
- outside lights are on sensors;
- remind campers (and us!) to turn lights off;
- using highly energy efficient appliances;
- using a highly efficient heating system which is set on a timer.
We reduce our water consumption by:- watering plants with rainwater wherever possible, and always in the evening;
- encouraging guests to ensure taps are turned off properly and use a washing bowl or fill the sink for washing up, rather than running the tap;
- using efficient steam cleaner for cleaning surfaces and floors wherever possible;
- encouraging campers to think about their water consumption.
We also encourage guests to reduce and recycle single use plastics wherever possible. As a member of Refill, we encourage everyone to refill reusable bottles, rather than using single use bottles.
We try not sell anything in single use plastic, nor any single use plastic items.
Any plastic waste produced on site is either reused or recycled - nothing plastic is single use.
We reuse:
- anything we can, giving new life to old objects which would otherwise be thrown away (check out Vikki's planter's by the toilet block!);
- plants! We take cuttings from our own bushes and plants, and grow on new plants wherever possible;
- waste from onsite refurbishments - scrap wood get's used by Vikki, whilst scrap metal Royston turn's into works of art:
- by buying used or nearly new items, rather than new (although repair or make is our preferred option!).
We recycle:
- plastics, tins, paper & cardboard;
- garden and vegetable waste is composted (for use on the veg patch) including food matter & packaging from the onsite takeaway and coffee grounds:
- weeds and trimmings from landscaping (where they can't be used for new plants!):
- any waste from refurbishments on site.