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Productive landscapes Our landscapes have a long history of being worked – for food, shelter and fuel – and the character of the landscape has been shaped by such productivity. In the face of climate change and pressures on land use, the Sustainable Development Fund has supported some innovative projects that explore how we can get fuel and food from the Dorset landscape in a sustainable way. Woodfuel at the Kingcombe Centre When we met Martin Biss at the Kingcombe Environmental Education Centre, he was busy unwrapping one of the high tech wood fuel boilers ready for installation. In amongst the bubble wrap were two gleaming boilers which, fuelled by wood pellets and chips, will heat the whole education centre and provide hot water too. As Martin, a trustee of the Centre, explained ‘As the 20 th anniversary of the Centre approached, we felt we needed to refresh the buildings and set them off on a sustainable future.’ Initial advice came from Dorset AONB’s Woodlink Project which aims to stimulate the supply of woodfuel in Dorset by getting small woodlands back into management – benefiting wildlife and creating jobs at the same time. But Martin went on to build up his knowledge with local contractor Phil Upton and together they devised a system combining woodfuel power with solar and using a heat recycling system to get the most out of both. They used local contractors to upgrade the centre and install the heating and water systems, passing on the knowledge and sustaining local jobs. Indeed, Martin is keen to use the Centre as an exemplar to encourage other people to use woodfuel ‘We are an educational charity and what a great chance this is for people to learn how effective wood can be to heat their homes – and how it can help wildlife an their bank balance too!’
‘As the 20 th anniversary of the Centre approached, we felt we needed to refresh the buildings and set them off on a sustainable future.’
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