Tottenham Hotspur Expands Eco-Friendly Initiatives with Wildlife Conservation Efforts

Tottenham Hotspur already own a squad hotel at their practice ground but are now adding bat shelters and insect lodges at their high-tech facility north of London as part of a promise to the UN-supported Sports for Nature Framework.

The club is the first in England’s top division to enter the program which encourages safeguarding and restoring wildlife.

Hundreds of fresh and partly-grown trees have already been introduced at the training facility, and wildflower gardens and lakes have been created. Additionally, more than 500 bat shelters and 25 insect lodges have also been placed throughout the premises.

Natural fruit and greens, cultivated at the training base near Enfield, already make it to the employee cafeteria.

Last season, Spurs claimed the Biodiversity Project of the Year prize at the BASIS Sustainable Sport Awards for a Biodiversity Tracking system — a first in athletics — which monitors pollination and bird movement.

“We have long been acknowledged as the Premier League’s most eco-friendly club for the efforts we have made to reduce carbon output across our activities – it is now crucial for us to take a strong stand for nature and preserving the environments we depend on,” Donna-Maria Cullen, Tottenham’s Executive Director, stated.

“Becoming the first member in the Premier League of the Sports for Nature Framework allows us to now showcase real steps across all three core aspects of the UN’s sustainability outline presented at COP29 — People, Climate, and Nature.”