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February 2, 2024February 2, 2024

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 […]

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December 12, 2023December 12, 2023

Hospiscare Christmas Tree Recycling

We are delighted to be supporting Hospiscare’s Christmas Tree Recycling scheme again this year. If you live in Exeter, Exmouth, Honiton, Tiverton, Sidmouth, Crediton or […]

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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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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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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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July 6, 2023September 21, 2023

Rising Star of the Year Award Winner – Charlie Reeley!

We are delighted to announce that the Grounds Team Arboricultural Apprentice, Charlie Reeley, won the Rising Star of the Year Award at the University’s Professional […]

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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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