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Christmas Markets 21st November and 5th December
The Grounds Team will be having a stall in the next two markets taking place on the Forum Piazza, tomorrow and on the 5th December. […]
Hairy catapillar
Sam, the Grounds Manager for the Central Estate team found this – who says invertebrates can’t be cute! It’s the larva of a Calliteara pudibunda […]
More vandalism on campus
We are sad to report another act of vandalism on campus, this time a young Catalpa tree has been completely broken at the entrance to […]
Sustainability podcast
A podcast is now available of a recent interview given by Iain Park, the Director of Grounds, to Hannah Ruth Wakeford of Xpression FM, the […]
Sensory garden, Hope Hall
Will, from our Spreytonway Team has been working hard on a new sensory garden at Hope Hall. Sensory gardens not only enhance the visual landscape, […]
Did you know…?
Biological control keeps the University’s Nursery plants free from pests and diseases. No chemicals are used.
Beth Chatto garden – St Luke’s Campus
The Beth Chatto garden at St Luke’s is a special garden, created by the Grounds team in response to a request from staff at St […]
Protecting our trees
New buildings going up doesn’t necessarily mean that trees have to be cut down. In fact, the Grounds Team goes a long way to ensure […]
Banana in flower
Streatham Campus is looking very lush and colourful at the moment as many of our plants and shrubs are coming into bloom. In the nursery […]