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We have achieved the top Gold Award from the Green Tourist Business Scheme for our activities. The cottages minimise energy use by being well insulated and centrally heated, by using solar gain and low energy bulbs and appliances. We have also planted thousands of trees and hundreds of meters of hedges and hope to do more to become carbon neutral.
Waste bins for recycling metal, glass, paper and compost are provided. Water use is minimised with low volume cisterns (pond water flushes some of them). Water is stored in ponds and butts and our septic tank soaks away naturally into a field. Solids are spread just like any other manure.
The farm is managed to increase the diversity of the wildlife it supports: flowers are left to seed, grass is not topped until ground nesters have fledged, hedges are only trimmed in winter, crops are sown to provide food and cover and our riverbanks and ponds are left un-grazed to benefit invertebrate and aquatic life. Our cattle and ponies are extensively farmed and kept happy and healthy with a minimal use of medicine. The sward is species rich and any use of herbicides is limited to the spot weeding of bracken, docks and nettles. A farm explanatory pack introduces visitors to what we are doing and raises awareness of how farms can contribute to the countryside.
Dumfries and Galloway depends hugely on tourism for its income. While your visit helps us to continue to nurture and protect our little corner, it also sustains the many historical, artistic, recreational and public services we all need. We encourage our guests to visit local attractions, eat in local restaurants and buy local produce. We use local services for the maintenance of the property.
We invite every traveller who books a holiday via us to send in a review. Because we don't run the holidays they're completely independent and unedited... remember to read between the lines though, as two people on the same holiday can have different views!
