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A Greener Gressenhall
At Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse we are committed to turning our museum ‘green’. Our museum collections show how we used to live and farm in a more sustainable way.
Over the past few years we have been working to identify ways that we can improve our energy efficiency. We have installed loft insulation and draught proofing on many of our windows and doors and LED lighting in our displays.
Work is currently taking place to install a new boiler fuelled by wood pellets. This will significantly reduce our use of oil for heating. This project is part of Norfolk County Council’s Carbon and Energy Reduction Fund (CERF). The council is working to reduce its carbon emissions by 25% by 2014.
Enhancing biodiversity is another key part of our work and we are constantly developing ways to improve the variety of wildlife that live on our site. You can discover what birds and animals currently live on our farm with the new Nature Watch cameras.
The most important part of this work is our Gressenhall Green Team, a group of staff and volunteers who are always looking for ways to make the museum greener.
To find out more about some of the work to date, please access the publication below.
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Our only regret is that we ran out of time as there was so much to do.
Our two youngsters love the place…The exhibits just go on and on and you really can't see it all in the day….I can't speak highly enough of the whole experience.
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