Managing the environment

The grounds team have adopted a wide range of practices to encourage sustainability and biodiversity. These include:

• Creation of mulched root zones to minimise soil compaction
• Retention of dead wood on site to provide a habitat for insects, fungi and amphibians
• Creation of stag beetle habitat
• Recycling most of our green waste by composting
• 5 hectares laid to meadow, providing a habitat for a wide range of species
• Where possible stumps are cut high and hollowed to provide a habitat for insects.