Environmentally Friendly
As a family owned and run park in the heart of the Peak District, looking after the countryside around us matters to us.
Looking after the place we live and work
Callow Top is committed to complying with relevant environmental legislation, preventing pollution, reducing our impact on the environment, and continually improving our environmental performance by monitoring progress against targets on a regular basis.
We aim to halve our carbon emissions by 2030 and to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
- Comply with relevant environmental legislation
- Prevent pollution and reduce our impact on the environment
- Continually improve our environmental performance against targets
- Halve our carbon emissions by 2030
- Reach net zero emissions by 2050
100kWh of solar panels on the park
We have installed 100kWh of solar PV panels to drastically reduce our emissions and carbon footprint. The swimming pool is now heated largely from the panels, and we use substantially less burning oil because the solar PV produces the energy to heat our water.
- All lighting changed to LEDs, with movement sensors where possible
- Improved ventilation to reduce the need for air conditioning in summer
- Air conditioning used for heating in cold weather instead of electric radiators
- Appliances switched off rather than left on standby
- The swimming pool heated largely from the solar panels
- Substantially less burning oil, as the panels heat our water
How this works day to day
Water
Rainwater from the roofs is collected for watering plants and gardens. Showers and amenity block taps are push button, so they cannot be left running, and we do not use sprinklers to water grass, plants or shrubs.
Recycling and waste
We work with a waste disposal contractor who has a zero to landfill policy. We already recycle aluminium and tin cans, coloured and clear glass, plastic, cardboard, office paper, ink cartridges and scrap metal.
Travel
We avoid travel wherever possible and meet clients, contractors and staff by video conferencing when appropriate. Seven of us live 400m from the park and all walk to work, and most of our team live within 3 miles, with many walking, cycling or car sharing to get here.
We raise awareness and train our team on environmental issues constantly, from explaining why we installed the solar panels to keeping up an everyday ethos that is pro green, clean and environmentally aware.
Want to know more?
Happy to talk through how we run the park. Give the team a call.