At
Roineabhal we value that
our clients choose to be here for the stunning surrounding countryside and
wildlife, as well as the local fare. We
therefore attempt to run our business in an environmentally friendly manner.
LOCALLY
SOURCED PRODUCE
Firstly, the
produce for our delicious – and award winning! – breakfasts, shortbread and
platters are 80% locally sourced including fruit, herbs and vegetables from our
own garden.
We make our
own savoury and sweet jams, pickles and pestos etc.
Our jam jars
are recycled and reused for new batches of preserves.
We source
local produce and Fair Trade, wherever and whenever we can. We encourage guests to do the same.
Freeze
surplus fruit and veg.
WILDLIFE AND
NATURE
We welcome
our swallows, heron, squirrels, roe deer, occasional otters and woodpeckers, and
encourage as many other wildlife into the garden as we can. We provide bird
feeders alongside many fruited shrubs including holly, cotoneaster, and rowan
berries. We have cultivated different areas in our 1 ½ acre garden to
incorporate a wild meadow area behind the vegetable garden, a pond and marshy
area at the bottom of our front lawn, as well as have a river beside the house
and hardwood trees lining our drive.
Bird books
and Binoculars are supplied for those keen on spotting our latest ‘visitors’.
We provide
walking and cycling information, with covered verandas for cycle storage.
Roger has
been a committee member of Loch Awe Improvement Association for many years
which works tirelessly to keep Loch Awe well stocked with fish and litter free.
HOUSEHOLD
AND SUSTAINABILITY
We provide
glass bottles with filtered water on our hospitality trays, as well as small
kettles for making tea and coffee reducing the amount of electricity used.
We try to
recycle all glass, metal, cans, plastic, paper, batteries and print cartridges.
Compostable
household waste goes into the large compost bins along with the leaves, and our
grass cuttings in the compost tumbler.
All our
cleaning products are eco-friendly, including washing up and laundry liquid.
We use
micro-fibre cloths along with recycled rags.
We closely
monitor our oil, gas and electricity, and use low energy light bulbs.
Roger services
the boilers regularly along with all our other white goods and garden
equipment.
MARKETING
We use
internet based marketing - we print no marketing literature.
As most of
our business is via internet and return visitors, we are able to e-mail the
majority of our guest with booking, confirmations and directions.
Paper for
the printer is from sustainably managed resources or recycled.
A QUALITY
SERVICE
Working in a
more sustainable way, reducing our carbon footprint, minimising our impact on
the environment and encouraging our guests to do the same, does not mean we
compromise on the comfort or the 4 Star Quality which we offer everyone at
Roineabhal.
Please
remember we have a responsibility to look after the environment for the future
generations. Help us to help you to help our environment. Reduce, Reuse and
Recycle.
