Have you ever visited Garreg Goch and wondered why areas of
the park were left to grow wild? Or why we ask you to dispose of your rubbish
in various coloured bins? Have you ever seen a weasel or hedgehog on park, or
watched the birds at the bird feeder? Have you noticed our David Bellamy
posters, information sheets and stickers and wondered what it was all about?
As we have just had our annual assessment for the David
Bellamy award we thought some of you might like to know a bit more about this
scheme.
The David Bellamy award scheme was created to recognise the
work many parks like our own holiday park here at Garreg Goch do to promote
conservation on their land. Enlightened park owners realise that the natural
beauty and setting of their park is a priceless asset which deserves to be
nurtured.
This area of Wales
enjoys great natural beauty and it is important to us, our visitors and local
residents that our impact on the environment is minimal. Garreg Goch has
attained a sufficiently high standard of environmental sustainability to be
given a Gold Award which is recognition that we operate in an environmentally
friendly way, managing our land to support wildlife and minimising waste
through good practice and recycling.
The results of our efforts, aside from the award of which we
are very proud, is an unspoiled, stunning location in which you can enjoy your
holiday.
The main areas that will be allowed to flourish naturally are
from the entrance to the end of the Paddock area, all embankment and hilly
areas, and the hedging behind all holiday homes. The designated areas will be
encouraged to be homes to insects, wildlife and wild flowers.
This year we had a blackbirds nest just under the entrance to
the open toilet at the shower block. It was fun to watch both Mr and Mrs
Blackbird scurrying about looking for food for their chicks and waiting
patiently for any worms to come their way when we were digging nearby. All
chicks were reared successfully. We plan to introduce bat boxes at various
locations around park later this year.
We would love your comments and any ideas regarding the
scheme. We have various wildlife postcards for sale in the shop along with an
information board and wildlife spotting book, so if you see anything unusual
around park, please let us know!
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