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Britain's First Carbon-Neutral Camp Site?

The Camping and Caravanning Club's - and arguably the UK's - first carbon-
neutral camp site, Delamere Forest, has now opened its doors to campers,
caravanners and motorhome users.

The new Club Site at Delamere Forest, near Chester, has many environmentally
friendly features to compliment the beauty of the forest around it. Over 4,000
native trees and hedging plants have been introduced to offset the work done to
create this new Site.

Delamere Forest Camping and Caravanning Club Site is part of the Ashton Hayes
village project to create England's first carbon neutral village. Find out more
about this project at www.goingcarbonneutral.co.uk

The 'green' credentials of the site are strong and include rain-water harvesting
and wood burning stoves. Solar panels for secondary heating are all part of a
process which will see the site becoming even greener over time. Locally sourced
materials have been used where possible, helping the site blend into its forest
surroundings. The planting of native trees and shrubs make it a haven for
wildlife and visitors alike. For tent campers it's easy to leave the car at home
as there's a train station next door.

The camp site is working closely with the Forestry Commission, which manages the
forest around the Site. Linmere Visitor Centre is short walk from the Site, and
gives information on the many marked footpaths and cycle trails around the
Forest. Delamere Forest Park is well known for its numerous meres and mosses,
the largest of which is Blakemere. There are several Sites of Special Scientific
Interest, with one area under consideration to become a Special Area of
Conservation - a strictly protected site under the EC Habitats Directive.

Camping and Caravanning Club Sites Chairman Mel Hill says: "The Club is very
proud to be opening its first carbon-neutral camp site. This, the greenest site
in the Club's current portfolio, will include more environmentally-friendly
features as it develops. It's certainly a site to visit several times over the
next few years to see how things progress."

For further information about the Camping and Caravanning Club, its over 100
award-winning sites and network of smaller Certificated Sites and other benefits
of membership, please contact 0845 130 7632 or click on
www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk.

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