Sustainability

At Horseshoe Cottage Farm we take environmental issues very seriously.  After all, we are situated in such a beautiful spot in the heart of Leicestershire we feel it’s our duty to look after it!

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Here is a brief summary of our key environmentally friendly policies:

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• We try and source our food locally, reducing food miles

• We compost garden and kitchen waste and encourage you to do so too

• We use Fair Trade products when no local item is available

• We have locally produced organic toiletries in all bathrooms

• We encourage wildlife and birds into the garden

• We are trying to reduce our usage of fossil fuels all the time

• We have solar panels to heat the water for your bathrooms

• We have low energy bulbs where possible

• We collect roof water to use in the greenhouse and garden tubs

• We recycle paper, cardboard, glass, tins and plastic reducing our landfill by 60%

• We only use eco-friendly cleaning products

• The dishwasher, washing machine and dryer are high efficiency rated

• We have double glazing throughout and high insulation of walls, floors and roofs

• We have 12Kw display of solar panels and a battery

• We have a biomass boiler

• We have an electric vehicle charging point for guests use (charged at current Tariff rate)