Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of life at Bishop Burton College. From small steps to big projects, here are just a few of the things we're doing to become more sustainable...

Our Students

Employer Partnerships

Students from our Art and Design team have been working on incorporating recycled materials and end of life considerations into their design projects working with a local recycling company to create their final products.

On the Ground

Our degree level Equine students took part in a Sustainability workshop, discussing how to incorporate sustainability practices on the yard.

Tracking Nature

Conservation students have been working with our Grounds team to identify a re-wilding area. Previously part of the maintained grounds, this 0.38Ha plot will now be left for nature with the students regularly surveying the wildlife to monitor the changes.

Working Circular

Our Agriculture students visited Agri.Cycle to see first-hand how the benches on our Riseholme campus were created from farm plastic waste.

Cross country water jump at Bishop Burton International Youth Championships

Around the Campus

Buildings

As part of a government awarded Salic grant, we have replaced all the windows in our main reception building to double glazing, installed insulation and replaced the gas heating system with heat-pumps.

Grounds

We're capturing solar energy to power our grounds maintenance equipment, including our robotic mower, chainsaws, leaf blowers and trimmers. Keep an eye out for Lionel Pitchy, our battery-operated line machine!

Electrical Vehicles

We have two electric cars as part of our vehicle fleet with charging infrastructure online as well as a number of electric buggies used for travelling onsite for our care taking and catering teams.

Flood Defences

We have a balancing lake that acts as a flood defence for the rural villages downstream. It also features as a water jump for our British Evening Horse Trails!

Aiming for a carbon net-zero commercial farm

We have set ourselves an ambitious target to reach carbon net-zero by 2030 – ten years ahead of NFU’s aim for farming nationally.

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Cross Sector Collaboration

We are a member of the EAUC - a membership organisation acting as a champion for the Further and Higher Education sector in Sustainability and Environment.

Sustainability skills for employment

As a Bishop Burton College student, you will have the opportunity to gain new qualifications in sustainability.

These qualifications, which run alongside our main college-level courses, will enhance your knowledge of key sustainability practices that will be essential for future employment.