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April 5, 2024April 5, 2024

We are Hiring! Full Time Gardener Position

Are you a professional horticulturist who is excited to make an important move in your career by joining the gardeners here at the University of […]

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March 20, 2024March 20, 2024

Bird Survey Highlights Winter 2023-24

Bird surveys carried out by an independent consultant every year in spring/summer and again in winter have been in place on the Streatham Campus for […]

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October 20, 2023October 20, 2023

Tree Seed Collection Event

Open to all University staff and students. Please join the Grounds Team for a tree seed collection event on Tuesday 28 November to collect seeds […]

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September 14, 2023September 21, 2023

Grounds Media Star!

We are delighted to announce that our very own Horticulture and Operations Manager, Anthony Cockell, is featured in this month’s Exeter Living magazine! Anthony talks […]

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August 24, 2023September 21, 2023

For All Moth Lovers Out There!

Since April this year our Horticulture Apprentice, Lucy, has started a project to record and identify the moth species on our grounds; this involves setting […]

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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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July 19, 2023September 21, 2023

Green Flag Award 2023-24 Winner!

We are delighted to announce that the University of Exeter’s Streatham Campus has been officially recognised as one of the country’s best parks and green […]

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May 5, 2023September 21, 2023

Why The Long Grass?

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May 4, 2023September 21, 2023

Hedgehog Awareness Week

It’s Hedgehog Awareness Week – hedgehogs in the UK are at risk of extinction due to habitat loss, development, roads and litter with populations declining […]

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April 27, 2023September 21, 2023

Plant Sale – Friday 5th May 2023, 11am to 2pm

The Grounds Team are selling vegetable plants, flowering plants and large houseplants at a pop-up shop on Friday 5th May from 11am to 2pm in […]

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