Thank you so much for visiting Mysterious Trails!

 We fully embrace the concepts of ENVIRONMENTAL and SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY.

In all our activities we seek to:
• Maximise the efficiency with which we use material resources and the reduction of paper or fossil-based plastics where possible
• Reduce energy consumption and increase the efficiency with which we use energy.
• Reduce, reuse and recycle materials and dispose of waste in an environmentally responsible manner at all times.
• Improve the environmental awareness of our customers by encouraging the recycling of paper-based Trails and encourage digital Trail versions, rather than paper output.
• Seek to educate our customers about the environment around them in a fun, interactive and interesting way.

In practice we do the following:

Recycle surplus Trails which are unsold or outdated. A message is also included at the end of the Trail asking customers to recycle the Trail if they do not wish to keep it.

Use recycled paper and environmentally friendly inks in our marketing initiatives -including paper flyers wherever possible by:
• Our Head Office recycles all its waste paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, batteries, ink & toner cartridges, etc, and utilises low energy light bulbs.
• The vast majority of our Trails are walks in towns and villages which can be reached by public transport and offer those details on Trail literature. Many of our Trails deliberately start at the train or bus stations to encourage travel by rail or bus. We also encourage the use of Park and Ride facilities where possible.
• The Trails are an all year-round activity, and as such bring visitors, both local and holiday makers into each of the Trail locations. Our Trail Detectives spend money on local accommodation, refreshments and other incidentals whilst in the area of the trail, undoubtedly benefitting local economies and local businesses. Our Trails also help to benefit all areas as we don’t just concentrate on well-known tourist spots.