Turning Toiletries Into Playtime: A Muddy Marvel for Young Conservationists

This May, Lauren, our Guest Experience Manager at Padstow Holiday Village, paid a special visit to the Cornish Birds of Prey Centre – and she brought along something truly unique. She was there to present a brand new mud kitchen for the children’s play area, created with purpose, passion and a little bit of Lovat magic.

This isn’t your average mud kitchen. It’s been made using 2024 guest toiletries packaging collected at our four Cornish holiday parks. As this type of packaging isn’t easily recycled through traditional waste systems, we partnered with ReFactory – Creating circular solutions for recycling waste to turn it into a hands-on learning tool for the next generation of conservationists at the Birds Of Prey Centre. Kelly from the Centre says:

“A huge thank you to Lovat Parks. We are over the moon to have been donated this recycled mud kitchen unit. What a great addition to our small play area and kids are going to love it!”

At Lovat Parks, sustainability is at the heart of everything we do as a B Corp. We’re proud to support our local communities and champion projects that inspire care for the planet – especially when they help children connect with nature in meaningful ways.

This mud kitchen is more than just a play feature – it’s a symbol of creativity, conservation and collaboration. And we’re thrilled to see it find a home with one of our partners.