Examples of sustainable activities

Reduce our impact on the environment

Reduce carbon emissions and energy use;

• Use low energy light bulbs
• Switch off power to all appliances overnight
• Install wood fuel boiler
• Insulation/ draught proofing
• Air drying of washing where possible
• Calculate your carbon footprint
• Change to a green electricity supplier
• Encourage visitors to walk, cycle or use public transport rather than drive
• Use biodiesel or LPG in vehicles
• Drive less and more carefully, use public transport/ walk more
• Change to more fuel efficient or hybrid replacement vehicles

Reduce inputs to the business and waste;

• Recycle, reduce and reuse packaging and carrier bags/no plastic bags policy
• Use compostable doggy bags
• Change to a biodigester
• Put a new waste monitoring system in place and consider where savings can be made.
• Use email newsletters and confirmation of bookings/ invoicing
• Have environmental information on your website

Conserve water;

• Put water butts in the garden
• Request guests to ask for a towel or sheet change
• Wash with Ecoballs to eliminate the need for rinse cycles
• Install a water meter and monitor use
• Reuse water and install dirty water treatment system
• Fit dual flush toilet cisterns or water hippos
• Build a reed bed treatment system

Benefit wildlife and landscape

Involvement in wildlife/ countryside schemes:

• Join our new Friends of the Shropshire Hills scheme
• Get involved in Environmental Stewardship schemes
• Sponsor a tree planting scheme
• Join the Shropshire Wildlife Trust, National Trust, RSPB or similar.

Encourage wildlife to prosper

• Develop a wildlife area on your site or in your garden and increase the number of bird, bat and insect boxes
• Encourage donations to the AONB Sustainable Development Fund

Follow advanced animal welfare guidelines

• Become a member of the Freedom Food scheme, Soil Association or begin organic conversion
• Grow free range poultry or grass fed livestock

Reduce our impact on the environment

Reduce carbon emissions and energy use;

• Use low energy light bulbs
• Switch off power to all appliances overnight
• Install wood fuel boiler
• Insulation/ draught proofing
• Air drying of washing where possible
• Calculate your carbon footprint
• Change to a green electricity supplier
• Encourage visitors to walk, cycle or use public transport rather than drive
• Use biodiesel or LPG in vehicles
• Drive less and more carefully, use public transport/ walk more
• Change to more fuel efficient or hybrid replacement vehicles

Reduce inputs to the business and waste;

• Recycle, reduce and reuse packaging and carrier bags/no plastic bags policy
• Use compostable doggy bags
• Change to a biodigester
• Put a new waste monitoring system in place and consider where savings can be made.
• Use email newsletters and confirmation of bookings/ invoicing
• Have environmental information on your website

Conserve water;

• Put water butts in the garden
• Request guests to ask for a towel or sheet change
• Wash with Ecoballs to eliminate the need for rinse cycles
• Install a water meter and monitor use
• Reuse water and install dirty water treatment system
• Fit dual flush toilet cisterns or water hippos
• Build a reed bed treatment system

Benefit wildlife and landscape

Involvement in wildlife/ countryside schemes:

• Join our new Friends of the Shropshire Hills scheme
• Get involved in Environmental Stewardship schemes
• Sponsor a tree planting scheme
• Join the Shropshire Wildlife Trust, National Trust, RSPB or similar.

Encourage wildlife to prosper

• Develop a wildlife area on your site or in your garden and increase the number of bird, bat and insect boxes
• Encourage donations to the AONB Sustainable Development Fund

Follow advanced animal welfare guidelines

• Become a member of the Freedom Food scheme, Soil Association or begin organic conversion
• Grow free range poultry or grass fed livestock