Hesleyside Huts is committed to working within an environmental and ethical
framework and we strive to regularly assess and improve the impact our activities
have on the environment.
We minimise waste by practising and encouraging the ‘eliminate, reduce, reuse,
recycle’ approach. Most of the compostable waste (ash, cardboard, food waste) is
composted through our local authority while some wood-only ash is spread around
the bases of trees at the wildlife site to provide nutrients. Recycling bins are included
in all huts for glass, paper, card, magazines, newspapers, plastic containers, food
tins, drinks cans and foil. The bin bags used at Hesleyside Huts are biodegradable.
We aim to source fairly traded/organic/recycled/sustainable items wherever possible
and we choose traders who share this focus. The cleaning products we use and the
complimentary soaps and washing liquids provided for guests are environmentally
friendly. We have sourced natural materials and products wherever possible and
avoided toxic paints and stains.
Sustainable British timber from our own Estate is sourced for the wood stoves and
the campfires. Accommodation is off-grid and where electricity is used there are low
energy bulbs. Glamping accommodation units have woodburning stoves for cooking
and heating and excellent insulation of the huts is achieved using sheep’s wool. Our
carbon footprint is rated as excellent.
Social Responsibility
We share our full green policy with our staff making everyone aware of our
environmental aims and objectives. It is our intention to provide an inspiring and
healthy natural environment for guests to stay in to promote wellbeing. We
encourage guests to interact with the natural surroundings by walking, cycling, and
participating in outdoor-based activities.
We engage with neighbours and local businesses. We team up with local businesses
to stock and provide food hampers and to our guests. We highlight eateries which
are local and have a focus on high quality, locally sourced food. Many local eateries
are listed (with details of those providing locally sourced food) in our welcome pack
and information folders. We welcome our guests’ feedback and ideas. Our feedback
forms, from which we gather our testimonials for this website, include a section for
green feedback too.
