Big Climate Fightback! Tree Planting Event

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Vikki

We are all increasingly aware of just how important trees are to our environment; from absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to protecting nature and wildlife from the adverse impacts of climate change.

As part of the Woodland Trust’s Big Climate Fightback, the Classics Department claimed approximately 30 tree saplings through Students for Trees and, in conjunction with the Grounds Team, these saplings were planted by students and staff from the Classics Department at the Lower Hoopern Valley on Thursday 31st March 2022.

This is the third annual tree planting event in the Lower Hoopern Valley that the Grounds Team have co-ordinated with student and staff volunteers.

Great job everyone!

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Go Green Week – Tree Planting – Lower Hoopern Valley

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Vikki

As part of Go Green Week 2020, the Grounds Team worked with volunteers from the Student Tree Charter on Wednesday 12th February to plant trees in the Lower Hoopern Valley which runs parallel to the Prince of Wales Road.

A variety of tree species were planted at the joint event including Betula pendula, Scots pine, Prunus spinosa, Alder, Nordmann Fir and Rosa canina.

Great job everyone!

Go Green Week – Monday 10th to Friday 14th February 2020

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Vikki

It’s Go Green Week from Monday 10th to Friday 14th February. The University and the Students’ Guild are teaming up with a range of student societies, the Grounds Team, academics and local community members to offer a range of events and activities to encourage people to think about environmental issues and support people to take positive environmental action in their own lives and communities.

Go Green Week events and programme:

Monday 10 – Waste & Recycling

Go Green in the Forum – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
Free hot drinks if you have a reusable cup – 11:00 – Forum
Nourish – zero-waste shop stand – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
Eco-brick stand – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
Litter pick – TBC

Tuesday 11 – Travel & Energy

Free bike safety checks – 10:30-14:30 – Great Hall Piazza
Bike maintenance workshops – 10:30-15:00 – Great Hall Piazza
Plant Sale – 09:00-14:00 – Cross Keys, St Luke’s
Bike security marking and equipment discounts – 11:00-15:00
Go Green in the Forum – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
Free hot drinks if you have a reusable cup – 11:00 – Forum
Student Switch Off Climate Change Quiz – 11:00-15:00 – Forum

Wednesday 12 – Wellbeing & Education

Free bike safety checks – Cross Keys – 10:30-14:30
Go Green in the Forum – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
Free hot drinks if you have a reusable cup – 11:00 – Forum
St. Luke’s Garden Open Sessions – 12:00-14:00 – South Cloisters
Tree Planting Session – 13:30 – Meet at Chapel Drive
Streatham Campus Community Garden open session – 15:00-17:00 – Community Garden

Thursday 13 – Biodiversity & Environment

Go Green in the Forum – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
Free hot drinks if you have a reusable cup – 11:00 – Forum
Grounds Guided Tour – 12:00-13:00 – Forum Piazza

Friday 14 – Food & Fashion

Go Green in the Forum – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
Free hot drinks if you have a reusable cup – 11:00 – Forum
Clothes swap event – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
Giki stand – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
Vegan food stall – 11:00-15:00 – Forum
Food & Fashion Q&A – 14:30-15:30 – Forum Seminar Room 03
Go Green Week finale – refreshments – 15:30-16:30 – Forum

You can also find out more about student-led projects, local groups and opportunities to get involved in at the Information Fair every day in The Forum http://www.exeter.ac.uk/sustainability/newsandevents/gogreenweek/

Grounds Team and Student Tree Planting Event

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Vikki

The Grounds Team and 17 student volunteers worked together to plant over 100 trees in the Hoopern Taddiforde Valley along Prince of Wales Road on Saturday 30th November.

The mainly native trees including Birch, Rowan and Oak were planted as the Woodland Trust’s Big Climate Fightback.

Great job everyone!