At Gallaber Park we are proud of the environment we have been able to create for our guests, whether human or wildlife. We are committed to not just to maintaining this splendid habitat, but also to improving it and we have signed up to the David Bellamy conservation award scheme for caravan parks.
The scheme encourages the development of habitats for wildlife, the responsible use of resources and the education of guests.
To develop the site’s habitats, we have planted large areas of woodland using native species, which attracts a large number of bird species as well as an array of insects and mammals. The gardens and hedges we have created help song birds and small mammals move around the park in more safety as they can dip inside a bush for cover from birds of prey and the like. This helps encourage the wildlife to move around the park so that it is right on your doorstep.
To help you use resources responsibly, we provide an excellent recycling facility on site so that you can do your bit by recycling where possible. We have installed sensors in the touring park bathrooms to turn on the lights, as well as taps that turn themselves off. Both these measures help reduce the waste of water and energy, because who can honestly say that from time to time they don’t forget to turn off a tap full, or flick off a light.
We are pleased to be able to tell you that we have achieved a silver award! We continue to make changes to the park and we have planted more flowering plants to help encourage more butterflies and bees onto the site. We have also sown an area of wildflower meadow which we are hoping will come into full bloom next summer and with it should come a whole host of new wildlife. Our guests have helped in the establishment of the meadow by getting involved in our scarecrow competition. The scarecrows’ you made have done their job of keeping the birds from the seed and so the seedlings are growing well.
We hope to keep improving the park more and more over the coming years, and with the help of the David Bellamy conservation award scheme advisors, we hope to make it as good as we can for you, our guest, as well as the wildlife and the environment.