Our Green Page

We are working towards environmental sustainability as much as possible. Our motto is the four R’s - Reduce, Re-use, Repair, Recycle.

Heating - We have a wood fired central heating boiler which  heats the entire house and source our wood locally and sustainably. It helps that Rich is a forester!

Electricity - Our electricity is from  Ecotricity, and is on the 100% renewable tariff.

Recycling - We recycle as much as possible and estimate it at about 80-90% of our waste.

Building & Materials - In our ongoing restoration of the house, we have been using lime plaster, sustainable wood and the avoidance of toxic materials by using such materials such as distemper paint in the decorating. We are also in the process of adding vermiculite insulation in the loft space for energy reduction.

Household Supplies - We are in the process of shifting to all organic cotton linen and towels.  Low energy light bulbs and non-toxic cleaning materials are standard use.

Transport - this is a tricky one, but one that we really believe to be important.  Though we do use cars, we try to minimise as much as possible by combining trips, cycling, walking to the village to support our local shops, using public transport locally and for long journeys.

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There’s always more that can be done and we work toward this while trying to not be too strident.  We like to share these issues with any interested guests and welcome thoughts, recommendations and new ideas.