At Canonteign Falls, we are passionate about protecting our environment. We recognise the need to protect our planet and support our community and our local as well as national economy.  Ways we are working to strive for this:

Community:  we work hard to create a positive working environment, employing local people, encouraging health and well-being,  diversity and equality. We support many local and national charities through charity events, raffle prize donations and awareness, educate schools, and promote local entrepreneurship. Working with local businesses,  promoting local artisan companies and providing a launch pad for emerging talent. We work hard to promote Dartmoor and the area bringing tourism to rural Devon.

This season we have also taken part in Devon Opera event to raise funds for Exeter Cathedral Music Foundation,  St Petrock’s ‘Big Cream Tea’, and in September, we will be taking part in the ‘Hospiscare Open Garden Event’, creating opportunities for community engagement and support.

Environment, History and Biodiversity: we work hard to promote tourism in Devon, championing Dartmoor and the surrounding area, we highlight and educate visitors on the history of the estate as well as restore and maintain the estate land, and see ourselves as stewards in maintaining the estate for future generations.  We have a beekeeper who tends to our bee hives and we harvest the honey to sell in our shop.  The orchards and butterfly meadows are maintained to promote biodiversity and wildlife by topping and mowing.   Swathes are left unmown to promote insects, butterflies and birds. We have a replacement tree planting programme and maintenance in place which include old skills like hedge laying.  We hold Plant Heritage National Collection Status for our Fern Garden where we are restoring and maintaining collections of ferns for future generations.

Water and Waste: We have a commercial waste contract with Devon Contract Waste,  glass, cardboard, plastics as well as general waste, is collected from site and recycled.  We have onsite composting of organic waste and coffee grounds. We have an onsite septic system emptied by a waste removal contract.   We have just invested in a new water butt water capture scheme as well as flow restrictor taps and  all lighting has been converted to  LED.  Sustainability is an area we continually review and invest in. 

Packaging: We try as much as we can to use crockery rather than disposable containers but when we do, we buy biodegradable products and use biodegradable straws, ice cream spoons and even edible ice cream tubs!  All our bags are made of recycled paper, not plastic. 

Environment, History and Biodiversity: we work hard to promote tourism in Devon, championing Dartmoor and the surrounding area, we highlight and educate visitors on the history of the estate as well as restore and maintain the estate land, and see ourselves as stewards in maintaining the estate for future generations.  We have a beekeeper who tends to our bee hives and we harvest the honey to sell in our shop.  The orchards and butterfly meadows are maintained to promote biodiversity and wildlife by topping and mowing.   Swathes are left unmown to promote insects, butterflies and birds. We have a replacement tree planting programme and maintenance in place which include old skills like hedge laying.

Water and Waste: We have a commercial waste contract with Devon Contract Waste,  glass, cardboard, plastics as well as general waste, is collected from site.  We have onsite composting of organic waste and coffee grounds. We have an onsite septic system emptied by a waste removal contract.   We have just invested in a new water butt water capture scheme which will be put in place this Summer. We have flow restrictor taps and invested in converting all lighting to LED.  This area we continually review and invest in. 

Packaging: We try as much as we can to use crockery rather than disposable containers but when we do, we buy biodegradable products and use biodegradable straws, ice cream spoons and even edible ice cream tubs!  All our bags are made of paper, not plastic.