If you are coming onto campus do have a look at our new walks, taking in some of the amazing water features, both natural and man-made, that we have on the Streatham Campus.
Diamond Jubilee Water Walk
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Diamond Waterways events
Our Sustainability team have put together a series of events to celebrate our Diamond Waterways project. Come along and get involved!
Grounds celebration event 2016
Guided Jubilee Water Walk – TOMORROW
This is an opportunity to have a guided tour of the newly developed Jubilee Water Walk as part of the Diamond Waterways Project. The walk will be led by the University’s Grounds Team and will focus on biodiversity and horticultural highlights.
Thursday 15 September 2016, 12:15 to 13:15
Meet by Amory Pond (by roundabout on Rennes Drive)
Contact for further information.
The event will not go ahead in heavy rain.
Cacti and banana in flower
The cacti are in the cacti beds outside Biosciences. The banana is one of two flowering banana plants in Reed Walled Gardens. If you do go and see the bananas, watch out for the nearby wasps nest!
Green Flag Award celebrations
Our beautiful campuses at Streatham and St. Luke’s have once again been awarded the Green Flag Award this year and we are now proudly flying our new flags on both campuses.
New seat in Reed
Our arborist, Nathan, has been getting creative with the stump of the Macrocarpa in the gardens of Reed Hall, that was blown down in storms this February.
He has fashioned a seat out of the remains of the tree, recycling in action!
Removal of dead tree at Reed
We have had to remove one of our specimen trees at Reed due to an infestation of the Great Spruce Bark Beetle. Due to the nature of the infestation – which in itself has nearly killed the tree – and the risk posed to other trees in the area, we have taken the decision to fell and burn on site.
We are hopeful we will be able to gather some propagation material from the tree and grow this on to provide a genetic twin of this tree, with a view to planting it in the same place.
We will be watching other vulnerable trees closely for any other attacks. If detected early, infestations can be treated with biological controls which help reduce tree mortality.
New Horticultural Highlights brochures for 2016
Much excitement in the Grounds office – they’re here! Full copies to download and view here.
Green Flag Award 2016-2017
We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded the Green Flag Award again this year for both of our Exeter campuses.
The Green Flag is awarded for quality green spaces across the country, for more information, please visit the Green Flag website.
Green Flag Certificate 16-17