The Grounds team have recently donated around 30 large Aloe vera plants to Paignton Zoo for planting into their arid display glasshouse. The gardeners at […]
Category: sustainability
Christmas Plant Sale – Tuesday 3rd December
The Grounds horticulturists are selling a variety of beautiful plants including wreaths and mistletoe at their Christmas Plant Sale from 10am to 2pm on Tuesday […]
What is seed saving and why is it important?
This autumn the Grounds team and budding volunteers have been seed saving from a range of the plants and trees that happily grow on our […]
The Friends of Hoopern Valley – AGM 20th November 2024
We have been working with a new community association, The Friends of Hoopern Valley, supporting the University of Exeter’s management of Lower Hoopern Valley as […]
The Mighty Oak Award 2024!
Congratulations to Will, the winner of the Mighty Oak Award 2024! ? All members of the Grounds team took part in our annual Mighty Oak […]
No Mow May – Green Consultants Project
We were lucky to have three enthusiastic Green Consultants working with us on No Mow May. Fatemah, Muskan and Bryn created social media posts, counted […]
Grounds Staff Volunteering – Local Primary School’s Wildlife Garden
Three members of the Grounds team have used their annual University Community Volunteering Day to support the creation of a wildlife garden at a local […]
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 […]
Tree-mendous news – £38,000 raised for local charity Hospiscare!
For the fourth year running, the University of Exeter’s Grounds Team have teamed up with the local charity Hospiscare to recycle Christmas trees and support […]
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 […]