Conservation
Overview
Conserving natural habitats and creating additional areas of wildlife value wherever possible.
Ongoing programme of recycling of grass cuttings/leaves/prunings (via shredding/chipping machine) to produce mulch - to reduce watering requirements; use of river water for irrigation of trees (with consent of the Environment Agency).
River bank reinforcing
Installation in 2006 of environmental solution to river bank engineering
Tree policy
Ongoing programme of tree planting (a) to add to our arboretum (b) to replace felled trees (c) to improve carbon footprint.
Virtual Offices
now available supporting reduction of our Carbon Footprint
Food Miles
Henley’s menus to feature Food Miles
Wildlife
Engineering & creation of wetland scrapes to encourage wildlife habitat
We also maintain a wild meadow area - wildflower/wildlife
