OUR GREEN POLICY
Our aim is to provide 4* accommodation whilst taking into account our 'green' concerns. With this in mind we have the following aims:
* Reduce food miles where possible
* Buy Scottish produce where possible
* Use home grown herbs, fruit and vegetables
* Support local producers, e.g. butchers, farmers and bakers
* Use as few 'household chemicals' as possible
* Use 'E' cloths for the majority of our cleaning
* Wash towels and bedding in phosphate free detergent
* Recycle paper, card, glass, cans, tins, ink cartridges, electrical goods, clothes and compost kitchen and garden waste
* Use low energy lighting whenever possible
* Use sustainable fuel to provide heating, e.g. multi-fuel stove - logs
* Encourage the use of public transport by providing lifts to and from rail/bus stations
* Offering garaging facilities for bikes and canoes
* Suggest local walking and cycling locations
* Encourage indigenous wildlife by:
- feeding birds and mammals throughout the year at feeding stations in the garden
- leaving areas of the garden uncultivated to encourage moths, butterflies and insects
- not using residual chemicals
- use grey water to water garden during summer months
* Foster guest(s) interest in the local wildlife by providing suggested sites, books and binoculars
Membership of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, RSPB , Friends of Cairngorm and Friends of the Caledonian Canal Lochaber
