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October 2, 2020

Sustainable Practices – seed propagation and plants grown in-house

We have been busy with seed propagation this week in our Estate Services Centre Nursery. The cuttings are soft-wood material using the techniques of nodal, […]

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July 16, 2020

RoSPA Best New Entry UK Winner

We are delighted to announce that the University of Exeter’s Grounds Team is the RoSPA Best New Entry UK winner! This is in addition to […]

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May 12, 2020

Mindfulness and Family Activities

It has been proven that mindfulness provides numerous health benefits, enabling you to relax, forget your worries and focus on the present. We have created […]

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May 7, 2020

Hedgehog Awareness Week – 3rd to 9th May 2020

It’s Hedgehog Awareness Week, so we thought it would be a good time to highlight the problems hedgehogs face and how you can help them, […]

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April 27, 2020

From this to this ……….

These bulbs were planted by the path at Reed Hall in November and like magic (and a lot of hard work by the Grounds Team), […]

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April 22, 2020

Winter Bird Survey Highlights

The results of the winter bird survey carried out by an independent consultant on our campuses have been received and we wanted to share the […]

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March 26, 2020

RoSPA Health & Safety Gold Award Winner!

We are delighted to announce that the University of Exeter’s Grounds Team have been awarded the RoSPA Health & Safety Gold Award! RoSPA (Royal Society […]

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March 23, 2020

New Environmental Foamstream System

The University’s Grounds Team have purchased a new piece of equipment with the environment in mind. The water based foamstream system deals with moss, algae […]

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March 6, 2020

Squirrel Research on Campus

New research suggests that ambidextrous squirrels learn more quickly than those that strongly favour their left/right. Dr Lisa Leaver, a behavioural ecologist at the University […]

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February 26, 2020

Reed Pond Island Works

We have been busy clearing and thinning the vegetation on the island at Reed Pond – before, during and after works photos.       […]

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