The development of renewable energy has become something of a passion at Little Edstone. We hope visitors will be interested in taking a holiday in a place where the environment, general conservation and wildlife preservation are a priority. We believe very strongly in trying to help save the earth’s precious resources. To this end we already have a variety of renewable energy systems in place Heating The whole site is heated by a biomass boiler using woodchip sourced locally from waste wood or wood pellets from sustainable forests.  We also grow willow for coppicing and chipping and logs are cut on site from waste wood and from coppicing in the woodland.

One of the first things guests will see as they arrive in the car park is the solar tracker system – a large solar panel that tracks the sun over the southern sky (see picture).

The tracker heats the swimming pool for much of the year, whilst further solar panels provide hot water for the cottages..

Water

We collect and cleanse grey water, together with harvested rainwater for use in irrigation for the vegetable and fruit gardens. 

In future rainwater will also be used for topping up the swimming pool – ideal as all incoming water is pumped though the existing filtration and disinfection system.

The Future

We hope to have a wind turbine in place in 2010 which should go a long way to providing self-sufficiency in electricity.

See also:

About Little Edstone - About the Organic Farm

Little Edstone Cottages - about the cottages and how to book

The Area - places to visit and things to do during your stay