SAFETY

We take your safety very seriously. Every year we undertake a comprehensive Risk Assessment (available for your inspection) which assesses and protects against accidents on site and includes flood risk and portable electric appliance testing

Every cottage has smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and fire blankets, which are checked and certificated yearly. We also check the stoves, clean all flues and chimneys and service the Rayburn in the Farmhouse every year

SUSTAINABILITY

We do what we can to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, to recycle where possible, to manage the grounds responsibly, and to encourage wild flowers and wildlife. The loft spaces in the cottages are insulated with over 300mm of Rockwool and the external walls of the Gatehouse and Inglenook Cottage are insulated behind the plaster walls. We encourage the use of logs for heating, which are carbon neutral and cut from our own trees on site. This helps to maintain our woodland (many of the trees we cut down are non-native sycamore) and eliminates the energy used for transport. We encourage you to use the recycling bins for glass, plastic bottles, cans, cardboard and newspapers. We also provide a metal bin for food waste and ashes from the fire, which goes onto our compost heap. All of our garden waste is composted and the compost used to enrich the soil and grow seedlings and cuttings. We encourage wild flowers in the meadows and gardens and provide many nesting boxes for birds. We have a variety of flowers that attract bees and butterflies and many areas of the grounds are left wild to shelter and encourage wildlife. We also maintain a vegetable plot and have several productive fruit trees and bushes