At Kennels Cottage we endeavour to be as environmentally friendly as possible and to support other local businesses as much as we can. Here are just a few examples of the things we do:

• We have our own free range hens, mainly fed on organic feed
• In addition to our own eggs, we use Fairtrade, organic and local food wherever possible, including meat from Puddledub Farm www.puddledub.co.uk
• Flowers in the house are mostly grown and cut from our own gardens
• We grow our own vegetables in three raised vegetable beds in our garden
• We compost and recycle as much as we can - there are 3 compost heaps for vegetable and garden matter and we recycle glass, paper and print cartridges, plastic bottles and cartons, among other things
• The cottage is strictly a “No Smoking” environment
• We use environmentally friendly cleaning products, such as Ecover (www.ecover.com) and Bio products
• We provide "Faith in Nature" natural beauty products in our bathrooms
• Toilets have two types of flush to encourage water saving
• Many light bulbs are energy saving
• Kitchen appliances are ‘A’ rated
• Radiators have thermostatic valves
• And we care about others who share our garden with us - we have 8 bird boxes, 1 owl box, 1 bug box, 1 hedgehog house, 1 ladybird box and four bird feeders!