Educational Establishments “
Creating, managing and sustaining the right habitat, both within the school grounds and the wider estate, is essential to ensure we encourage wildlife
The pupils love the golf field
of hollows are also on the list. “The latter are a nightmare to strim and a safety hazard,” says Jason. “Most of the work is completed in-house, but with occasional help from Andy at Lashley Landscapes, who undertakes small scale groundworks, i.e. paving, fencing and car park improvements.” Where the ecology and environment is
concerned, Jason confirms that this is a high priority. “The local flora and fauna is very important. Creating, managing and sustaining the right habitat, both within the school grounds and the wider estate, is essential to ensure we encourage wildlife.” “For a number of years, the school estate
Biomass produces enough energy to heat the whole school
The woodchip burning process, along with other forms of sustainable energy, are being incorporated into the school curriculum
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The biomass building. Pupils now have the ‘3Rs’ as part of the school curriculum - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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(175 acres) has been following a Woodland Management Plan. We have commissioned a wider estate ecological survey and, once the survey is complete, we will be implementing a new Ecological Management Plan, hopefully by the end of this year. It is important to ensure that these two plans are integrated to ensure we achieve the objectives in terms of a sustainable woodland, habitat improvements and, as a
consequence, more wildlife.” “We have close links with the South Downs National Park. We are working with them on our long term estate plan to make sure it integrates effectively with the park’s objectives and policies.” “Additionally, we employ Ben Gardner
from Ecology By Design as an environmental consultant” “We are always looking for more
sustainable and cost-effective ways of maintaining the buildings and grounds,” comments Jason. “The school has invested in Biomass Energy with a woodchip burning heating system; a sustainable system which utilises the woodland on the estate to produce energy and heat the entire school.” “Before the new installation, the schools
consumed an astounding 140,000 litres of oil a year. With the woodchip burner, we are making an instant saving on oil consumption, which can now be re-invested in other areas of the schools. In addition, we are also able to benefit from the Government’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme which encourages the installation of
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