Green news from Chatsworth
A Diamond Wood fit for The Queen in Derbyshire
23rd August 2012
A beautiful new wood is to be planted on the Chatsworth Estate later this year to mark Her Majesty's 60 glorious years on the throne. The Woodland Trust, Chatsworth Estate and the Forestry ... read more...
Chatsworth awarded Silver by the Green Tourism Business Scheme
8th November 2011
Chatsworth has received an excellent Silver award from the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS) the largest sustainability certification programme of its kind with over 2000 members. Chatsworth ... read more...
First log boiler commissioned on Chatsworth Estate
3rd October 2011
Last week the first wood fired boiler on the Chatsworth Estate was commissioned at Sallow Bank Cottage. The boiler is filled once a day with logs and is 85% efficient providing all the hot water ... read more...
Ticketing goes Green
22nd August 2011
As part of our continuing efforts at Chatsworth to reduce our environmental impact we are shortly going to reduce the amount of tickets that we print for visitors to the gardens and the farmyard. ... read more...
Green Tourism Business Scheme
12th August 2011
Chatsworth has recently signed up to become a member of the Green Tourism Business Scheme which a national scheme with over 2,000 that grades tourism businesses either Gold, Silver, or Bronze ... read more...
Farm shop plastic bag reduction success
24th May 2011
It has been a year since the farm shop introduced their 5p charge for plastic bags and the results from the initiative have been nothing short of impressive. Over the last 12 months a staggering ... read more...
Recycling at Chatsworth
19th November 2010
In October 2010 we introduced a comprehensive recycling system at Chatsworth where we can now recycle glass, plastic, paper, cardboard and metal. Every office across the Estate now has its own ... read more...
The Duchess leads off first Chatsworth cycle ride
13th August 2010
As part of Chatsworth's commitment to sustainability and environmental awareness the Duchess led off the first Chatsworth Cycle Ride on a 16 mile route around the estate and surrounding area. All ... read more...
Battery recycling at the house
13th August 2010
A new facility is now in place in the Orangery Shop and the Carriage House Shop to return used portable batteries for recycling completely free of charge. In line with new legislation and ... read more...
Packaging sparks tree growth
13th August 2010
The trading department is probably the largest user of packaging throughout the Devonshire Group and, as a result, the environment is at the forefront of our minds when purchasing retail packaging ... read more...
World's most efficient fridge arrives at the farm shop
13th August 2010
The Farm shop have recently installed one of the most efficient and sustainable fridges in the world. With reduced energy consumption the fridge is estimated to save over 4.5 tonnes in CO2 ... read more...
Recycling Old Carpet
25th February 2010
As gardeners we always hope to work with nature whenever possible, amongst many things we compost huge amounts of plant material and leaves, in the outer parts of the garden we leave piles of ... read more...
Woodland on The Warren
5th February 2010
The Warren 2010 The largest tree-planting project to take place at Chatsworth for over 90 years is now underway. 40 hectares of new native woodland are to be planted on an area known as The ... read more...
Turning waste to good use
1st October 2009
The Chatsworth farm shop, alongside our many other trading enterprises, is working hard to reduce the amount of packaging used on its products, and also looking at ways of reducing the waste ... read more...
Flushed with success
1st September 2009
Visitors to Chatsworth sometimes notice the 'muddy' water in our visitor loos. The reason for this is that the water comes off the moors behind Chatsworth, and is the same rainwater that feeds ... read more...
More than a century of hydro-electric power
25th July 2009
In 1893, the 8th Duke of Devonshire commissioned water-powered turbines to harness the gravity-fed water system that already existed to feed the famous Chatsworth fountains. Gilkes of Kendal ... read more...
