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September 19, 2024September 19, 2024

Rare Brown Hairstreak Butterfly Spotted on Streatham Campus

This Brown Hairstreak butterfly, which is one of Britain’s rarest and most elusive butterflies, has been spotted on Streatham Campus by one of our Gardeners, […]

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May 10, 2024May 30, 2024

No Mow May!

You may have seen areas on our campuses where the grass has been left uncut. The Grounds team haven’t all taken holiday at the same […]

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Big Butterfly Count 2023
August 23, 2023September 21, 2023

Big Butterfly Count 2023

One of our Gardeners, Adam, took part in the Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count on Friday 4th August in the Lower Hoopern Valley at Streatham […]

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May 5, 2023September 21, 2023

Why The Long Grass?

 

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July 15, 2021

More Wow Wildflowers!

The wildflower areas at St Luke’s Campus are looking fantastic.

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July 15, 2021

Wow Wildflowers!

The wildflowers at the Reed Hall beds are in flower and looking glorious. Last year we trialled having wildflowers instead of the customary formal planting […]

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