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Sustainability at Hawkwood

SUSTAINABILITY AND HAWKWOOD

The College is committed to sustainable land management of its 42 acre estate. Half is rented to Stroud Community Agriculture whose organic farm provides a weekly share of vegetables, eggs and home-grown meat to 100 local families. There is an award-winning pond & wetlands ecological waste water treatment system, a community woodland management group, a newly built meditation space in the trees, walled garden, beehives, labyrinth, natural spring, and beautiful views over the Severn Vale towards Wales. 

Low energy light bulbs are in use, as well as improved insulation and rainwater harvesting for loo flushing. Microwaves and wireless WI-FI internet are not available, due to concerns over electromagnetic stress. Recent audits of ecological footprint (Severn Wye Energy Agency) and biodiversity (Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust) have both been very positive.

Many visitors, especially those from London and the busy South East, comment that just the drive up to the house is enough to induce a feeling of relaxation and well being. The main building is an attractive Clothiers House, Grade II listed (1846), built of pale Cotswold stone in the neo Gothic style. (Stroud was a centre for the wool trade and clothier a related term.) In earlier times the site was a hermitage for monks of the nearby Prinknash Abbey and still has a particularly tranquil atmosphere. A modern extension provides a large, exceptionally light, airy room for courses, overlooking the lovely gardens.

Hawkwood’s staff pride themselves on providing a comfortable, welcoming environment and friendly service to all visitors.

www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk

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