WYTCH WOOD AWARDED THE GREEN TOURISM ACCOLADE
What achieving our Green Tourism award means
We are supported in our sustainability practices, and in our improvement journey by the world-leading sustainability accreditation partner, Green Tourism.
COMING SOON - GREEN TOURISM AWARD FOR WYTCH WOOD
Achieving a Green Tourism award means that our sustainability practices have been assessed and verified by a credible partner. It shows that we have an ongoing commitment:
- to sustainability standards and practices
- to work responsibly, ethically, and sustainably
- to contribute to our community
- to reduce our impact on the environment, and
- to be accessible and inclusive to all visitors and staff.
Green Tourism has assessed our business against 15 sustainability criteria grouped under the pillars of People, Places and Planet.
These consider the social, economic, and environmental actions we undertake, providing a holistic assessment of our sustainability performance.
Our highlights
Green Tourism also helped us to highlight our areas of sustainability strength. At our last assessment, our sustainability highlights included:
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- Wytch Wood Campsite aims to have as little impact on the environment as possible.
- ‘Trees for Life’ scheme, whereby a tree is planted for every customer that stays to offset some of the inevitable environmental impact of even the greenest of holidays.
- Showers are heated by low-flow gas powered units which heat only the water that is needed on demand. What’s more, we supply ‘Faith in Nature‘ shampoo, conditioner and body wash for you to use during your stay.
- Individual pitch compost loo complete with sawdust, loo paper and sanitiser
What do the Green Tourism gradings mean?
Green Tourism provides an overall grading of Gold, Silver, or Bronze depending on the overall score achieved across the comprehensive criteria.
As Wytch Wood is still awaiting the final Green Tourism grading we will let you know once it’s through!
Green Tourism says:
“The awards certification programme we run recognises the commitment of tourism businesses which are actively working to become more sustainable. With increasing numbers of visitors and buyers making environmental credentials a critical part of their buying decision, becoming a member of Green Tourism can make a difference to your contribution to sustainable living.”
