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Britain's First Carbon-Neutral Camp Site? |
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Written by markf
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Wednesday, 06 June 2007 |
The Camping and Caravanning
Club's - and arguably the UK's - first carbon-neutral camp site, Delamere
Forest has now opened its doors to campers,
caravanners and motorhome
users.
The new Club Site at Delamere Forest, near Chester, has many
environmentally
friendly features to compliment the beauty of the forest
around it. Over 4,000
native trees and hedging plants have been introduced to
offset the work done to
create this new Site.
Delamere Forest Camping
and Caravanning Club Site is part of the Ashton Hayes
village project to
create England's first carbon neutral village. Find out more
about this
project at www.goingcarbonneutral.co.uk
The
'green' credentials of the site are strong and include rain-water
harvesting
and wood burning stoves. Solar panels for secondary heating are
all part of a
process which will see the site becoming even greener over
time. Locally sourced
materials have been used where possible, helping the
site blend into its forest
surroundings. The planting of native trees and
shrubs make it a haven for
wildlife and visitors alike. For tent campers it's
easy to leave the car at home
as there's a train station next
door.
The camp site is working closely with the Forestry Commission,
which manages the
forest around the Site. Linmere Visitor Centre is short
walk from the Site, and
gives information on the many marked footpaths and
cycle trails around the
Forest. Delamere Forest Park is well known for its
numerous meres and mosses,
the largest of which is Blakemere. There are
several Sites of Special Scientific
Interest, with one area under
consideration to become a Special Area of
Conservation - a strictly protected
site under the EC Habitats Directive.
Camping and Caravanning Club Sites
Chairman Mel Hill says: "The Club is very
proud to be opening its first
carbon-neutral camp site. This, the greenest site
in the Club's current
portfolio, will include more environmentally-friendly
features as it
develops. It's certainly a site to visit several times over the
next few
years to see how things progress."
For further information about the
Camping and Caravanning Club, its over 100
award-winning sites and network of
smaller Certificated Sites and other benefits
of membership, please contact
0845 130 7632 or click on
www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 06 June 2007 )
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