Gardening Initiatives - 1995 to date
This page lists the initiatives that have been taken by us since 1995 to minimise the environmental impact of our land management and to encourage and protect wildlife species within our care. More details of some of the initiatives are available where linked.
| One water butt installed behind garage - 200 litres | 1995 |
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| Planted new hedgerow over 120 yards | 1995 | |
| Planted 15 indigenous trees | 1995 to date | |
| Compost all kitchen food surplus on site | 1995 to date | |
| Compost all garden surplus on site | 1995 to date | |
| 'Wildlife heap' of woody surplus which provides a wildlife shelter | 1995 to date | |
| Compost all garden surplus | 1995 to date | |
| Never had a bonfire | 1995 to date | |
| Leaf Mould every year from raked garden leaves | 1995 to date | |
| Created organic vegetable garden | 1996 to date | |
| Organic garden free of pesticides, herbicides and inorganic fertilisers | 1996 to date | |
| 15 bird boxes or roosting baskets placed in hedges and shrubs | 1996 to date | |
| A variety of habitats created and maintained in garden for wildlife. | 1996 to date | |
| Spreadsheet and then Database recording of all life totalling 611 species. See details | 1996 to date | |
| 2 x green cones and two black composters. | 1998 - 1999 | |
| Setup Wildflower lot | 2003 | |
| Plastic plant pots recycled at local garden centre | 2004 to date | |
| Extra 4 garden water butts installed totaling 800 litres | 2006 | |
| 2 Hedgehog boxes, 2 bug houses, Bumblebee nest box installed | 2008 | |
| Added Damson and Plum trees to garden | 2008 | |
| Hang bird nesting building materials baskets in springtime | 2008 to date | |
| Added Pear, Damson and Plum trees to meadow | 2010 | |
| De-commissioned old vegetable patch | 2016 | |
| Left western third of the field to go wild. | 2016 | |
| Left more of the field to go wild | 2020 | |
| Placed 4 x Onduline black, corrugated roof sheets in tall grass for reptile cover. | 2021 | |
| Created 8 x 3 metre raised vegetable bed encompassing the 3 compost heaps | 2021 |