How we’re cherishing, nurturing and improving this wonderful place for generations to come.
In 2019, Holkham set out its visions and ambitions for the coming years, giving the estate’s future work direction and purpose. Sustainability and a pioneering spirit sit at the centre of that vision – “To be the UK’s most pioneering and sustainable rural estate”. In turn, a new sustainability and conservation action plan WONDER was created and launched in autumn 2020. As a core part of Holkham, and as a business located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Pinewoods shares in the visions and ambitions outlined in WONDER.
This special area, Pinewoods in particular, is also a place vulnerable to the effects of climate change, associated sea level rises and risk of flooding. This is a very real risk to Pinewoods and helps to drive our ambition to become even more sustainable. We have been welcoming families and holiday makers for over 60 years, and to ensure we can continue for the next 60 years and beyond, we need to work towards improving our practices and cherishing our environment.
WONDER focuses on three core goals and the investment in real, live projects that make an impact from biodiversity projects, reducing our carbon emissions to phasing out single use plastics and the amount of waste we generate.
The only way to know if things are improving is to monitor our progress each month. Take a look at how we did last month…
of green electricity used
gas bottles sold
of water used
of electricity generated ourselves
vehicles charged, saving 968kg of carbon dioxide
of non-recyclable waste were incinerated
of waste were recycled
of food waste composted
Every member of our team is essential to the success of this strategy, and we believe you – our guests – are too.
It is by sustainability becoming an instinctive and natural behaviour that we will succeed.
At Pinewoods, one of the very first challenges we must overcome is to reduce the amount of general waste generated by our guests. In your caravan or lodge, you’ll find waste separation bags to use at the bin bays around the Park.
Help inspire the next generation by encouraging the children you’re holidaying with to try some of our fun activities while staying here.
More information on WONDER in general and each objective, along with the story so far, can be found on the Holkham website.
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