REDUCTION OF CARBON AND WASTE
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
REVESBY ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE
Revesby Estate is committed to reducing its carbon footprint wherever possible. We monitor our energy usage very closely and ‘energy accounting’ allows us to optimise our energy efficiency for electricity, oil and diesel.
Delivering environmental objectives
The balancing of the needs of the environment against the need for profit is one of Revesby Estate’s most defining characteristics. We view and deliver our environmental objectives in a unique way. We view them in five key pigeonholes:
- Reduction of Carbon & Waste
- Arable lands
- Wet Lands
- Woodlands
- Grass Lands
These varied natural environments require detailed and long-term planning to ensure they survive and thrive. At Revesby, we operate 5-year, 10-year and 15-year environmental plans to ensure the Estate will support the species that rely on it far into the future.
When necessary, we will both create new habitats and improve existing ones, constantly seeking to not just maintain, but also diversify, the wide variety of animals and plants that rely on the Estate for their survival.
Regular surveys and species mapping ensures we are constantly aware of the health of the Estate’s natural environment and all of the Estate’s commercial departments are committed to these principles. We rely and work closely with both government and membership organisations as well as volunteers.
Reduction of carbon and waste
Environmentally friendly energy alternatives
The Estate also seeks to use a variety of environmentally friendly energy alternatives, such as green biomass boilers and solar energy generation.
Planting a minimum of 500 new trees each year
As a further commitment to atmospheric carbon reduction, Revesby Estate plants a minimum of 500 new trees every year, helping to secure a green and sustainable environment long into the future.
Grassland
With over 500 acres of grassland, they amount to a significant acreage and play a vital role within the local ecosystem.
Two of the easiest wins, are reduce spraying allowing a diversity of plants and wildlife to flourish.
As well as not only planting but just as importantly keeping standing dead trees as well as fallen limbs. This rotting timber supply as a hotel and food supermarket for so many species.
Wetlands
- In total we have 14 lakes/ reservoirs, with the largest being 35 acres.
- Over the last years we actively worked on increasing bat numbers. We have added 15 bat boxes as well as created safe feeding zones.
- Local volunteer groups help survey and track progress.
- To everyone’s surprise some boxes were occupied within 12 months of erection.
Woodlands
- Working closely with the Forestry Commission, Revesby Estate Woodlands is committed to the highest standards of woodland sustainability and environmental management.
- We pride ourselves on the excellence of our forestry knowledge and expertise.
- Our woodland management plan includes habitat creation, sustainable felling cycles and a commitment to replanting using English seed stocks to continually regenerate.
- Our traditional English woodlands are managed for today and for the future.
Arable Land
- Approximately 50% of our Estate is farmed in hand, with the remainder farmed by our lovely tenants. The arable operation takes part in multiple trials and open days.
- Here are Revesby Estate, we are very open to listening to people’s views and opinions in order to improve and develop our processes.
- At Revesby, we have adopted a cropping rotation that allows us to meet the demands of our customers whilst being sympathetic and improving the environment and the countryside.
- Our modern machinery fleet utilises state-of-the-art technology. This brings two advantages;
- we can operate sympathetically with the environment,
- whilst reducing our carbon footprint and maintaining maximum efficiency.
- Once our crops are harvested, they need to be cleaned and often dried.In 2017, we invested in state-of-the-art drying and storage facilities.