Bryngarw Country Park Renewable Energy Education Project
The Naturesave Trust has funded a renewable energy education project for school children in Wales
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Ekopia Social Enterprise Hub – Findhorn Ecovillage
The Naturesave Trust helped fund the purchase and installation of a 4kW solar PV array at Findhorn Eco Village. The array was placed on a newly developed Social Enterprise Hub, called Findhornhive. The installation includes a lithium-ion battery which will store excess green energy and make it available for later use, reducing energy bills and improving the environmental performance of the building.
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Enabling Zero-Emission Trade Waste Recycling Collections
The Naturesave Trust funds an electric cargo bike and trailer to enable Hereford Pedicabs to supply zero emission trade waste recycling collections for commercial waste that previously went to landfill.
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Dormice in Danger – Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
Immortalised as the sleepy tea-party guest in Lewis Carroll’s children’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the hazel dormouse is a shy creature which is facing an uphill struggle to survive. Classified as a Priority Species in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, over the last 20 years we’ve seen numbers plummet by a staggering 72%, despite
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Celebrating 25 years of environmental protection
The Naturesave Trust made its first ever donation in November 1995. The recipient was the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust who were awarded £400 for a project to protect Otter habitats in the river Kennet. Jump forward 25 years and the Naturesave Trust has donated over £800,000 to almost 500 environmental projects across the UK.
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Sustainable restaurants and why they have a major role to play in fighting climate change
What is a sustainable restaurant? There are many definitions, however we quite like this one by Andrew Stephen, Chief Exec of the Sustainable Restaurant Association. “A truly sustainable food business is one that has a restorative impact on the land, and the people upon which it depends. Restorative in this context means that because the business
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Buy One Get One Tree
Naturesave launch new tree planting policy to fight climate change For many years Naturesave has planted a tree for every home insurance customer who stays with us for ten years. The trees are planted in the Scottish Highlands; in an area named The Naturesave Grove. The planting is conducted by the conservation charity Trees for Life
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The Naturesave Solar Bee Project
Naturesave Trust funded project brings together cutting edge bee conservation with community solar farms. The Solar Bee Project is an initiative funded by the Naturesave Trust that aims to protect honey bees from the deadly varroa mite using thermosolar beehive technology. The project is being rolled out over five sites across the country and aims
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Are you ready for the electric car revolution
Time to think electric? With climate change now reframed to what it really is, an emergency, and with ever increasing awareness of traffic pollution, there never has been a stronger reason to consider an electric car. The reason why this is a revolution in the making is that upon investigation, it soon becomes apparent that
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Obsessive Tidiness Disorder or: How we can learn to stop worrying and love nature’s messiness
At Naturesave we have been wondering how we can help improve biodiversity. Then we found this fantastic well-researched blog by entomologist Douglas Boyes and discovered that we all just need to stop obsessing about tidiness. If we all get on board with this, it could have a significant impact. Over to you Douglas… NATURESAVE GUEST BLOG
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