Environment & Sustainability

Carbon Footprint

Through a reduction in use of propane and diesel and with improvements to efficiencey and recycling, we were able to reduce our carbon footprint by 20.3% in 2025/2026 compared to 2024/2025.

Energy

In 2023 we installed 1544 solar panels on our buildings. This contributed to a fall in electricity consumption of over 200 MWh (a reduction in CO₂e of over 30 tonnes). We also embarked on a project to swap all of our lighting on site to LED in 2023 and although this is difficult to quantify exactly, we believe it has reduced our annual carbon footprint by approximately 10 tonnes of CO₂e.

In 2025 we invested in a new forklift charging station which uses power from our solar PV system, and we purchased 8 new state of the art electric forklifts to add to the fleet.

Green Spaces and Biodiversity

We plant cover crops and field margins on our farm to add nitrogen to the soil which reduces our need to use inorganic fertiliser by 50%. The cover crops we plant also reduce the effect of wind erosion on the soil as well as being beneficial to pollinating insects. During 2022/2023 we planted 15 hectares of cover crops.
Each September we drill wildflower and bird seed mixture around the outside of our daffodil fields to provide a habitat and food for birds during the winter months. We sow approximately 8ha of these margins each year.
Planting trees and shrubs around our fields and farm helps to combat flooding and soil erosion, attract more wildlife, capture carbon and boost biodiversity.
Birds, bats, dormice, moths, butterflies and fungi all depend on woods, trees and hedges to feed, breed and thrive.
In early 2025, our team planted 950 native trees and shrubs in coordination with Lincolnshire County Council and The Woodland Trust as part of the “Morewoods” project.

Recycling

We are always working towards improving our recycling. Through improved recycling in 2023/2024 we reduced the carbon emissions generated from our waste by 50%. In 2024/2025 we recycled the following:

8 tonnes of paper/card
3 tonnes of plastic
37 tonnes of wood.

And we reduced the waste we sent to landfill by 65%. We re-use packaging where we can. By re-using waste card for pallet layer pads, we have saved nearly 8 tonnes of cardboard that we would previously had to buy in!

Recycling

We are always working towards improving our recycling. Through improved recycling in 2023/2024 we reduced the carbon emissions generated from our waste by 17%. In 2023/2024 we recycled the following:

24.5 tonnes of paper/card
3 tonnes of plastic
46 tonnes of wood
And we reduced the waste we sent to landfill by 27%