This Brown Hairstreak butterfly, which is one of Britainās rarest and most elusive butterflies, has been spotted on Streatham Campus by one of our Gardeners, […]
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Plant Sale – Tuesday 24th September 2024
The Grounds horticulturalists are selling a variety of beautiful plants from 10am to 2pm on Tuesday 24th September in The Forum Street. Houseplants have been […]
Bird Survey Highlights Spring/Summer 2024
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 […]
Horticultural Placement – National Botanic Garden Wales (NBGW)
Post by Lucy Forsey, Horticulture Apprentice, Grounds Team, University of Exeter In May 2024 I was fortunate enough to spend two weeks working at the […]
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 […]
Gardeners’ Question Time comes to Exeter!
Our Horticulture and Operations Manager, Anthony Cockell, was honoured to guide a tour for the Gardenersā Question Time panel on our Streatham Campus on Wednesday […]
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 […]
Student Interns Surveying & Recording Plants, Shrubs & Trees
We are excited and delighted to welcome two student interns from the A2I (Access to Internships) scheme run by the University, who will be joining […]
Congratulations and Thank You!
A huge congratulations and thank you to four members of our Grounds staff who have worked at the University for a combined total of 140 […]
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 […]