Why it's expensive to make music festivals greener

She counts her first festival as the Sidmouth Folk Festival, when her mum was eight months pregnant with her. Now a baby sleep and parenting expert, Ms Love tells me she has attended festivals every one of her 46 years.

"My children and I would choose a festival over a holiday," says the mother of three. She says when she's bringing her children along, she looks for festivals that entertain the whole family.

"For example, I love Wilderness as there's woodland crafts, swimming, good headline acts, plus there's playing fields for the kids who can go off and explore. We feel safe."

"I think the kind of festivals I go to place a big emphasis on sustainability and attract people like us who do think about the environment. Going to a festival has a much lower carbon footprint than travelling abroad."

It's something the whole festival industry is thinking about. It takes a lot of electricity to run a festival, and they are often in remote areas where there's no connection to the national grid.

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