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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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 […]
Tree Planted – Queen’s Green Canopy
The Grounds team are pleased to confirm that a tree has been planted, on behalf of the University of Exeter, as part of the Queens’s […]
M-arb-ellous Upcycled Bench
We have a strong sustainable and biodiversity ethos within the University and the Grounds Team arboristrists practise this as much a possible by regularly creating […]
Tree-mendous Sustainable Fencing!
Our amazing Arb Team have finished another brilliant sustainable project! They have used timber from Ash trees that had to be felled due to Ash […]
Stormy Times but Tree-rific Arborists!
Unfortunately Storms Eunice and Franklin caused havoc on our grounds last week damaging trees on our campuses and on our off-campus sports grounds. Our in-house […]
Tree-mendous News – more than £16,000 raised for local charity Hospiscare!
We are delighted to announce that we have helped raise more than £16,000 (with gift aid still to be added) for the local charity Hospiscare […]
Dealing with Ash Dieback at the University
Ash Dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a fungal disease first recorded by the Forestry Commision in 2006 becoming prominent in the South East of England in […]
Diseased tree upcycled into wildlife habitat tree stump and bird boxes
Unfortunately a diseased Ash tree behind the IAIS Building on Streatham Campus has had to be removed, but our Arb Team were keen to use […]
Go Green Week – Tree Planting – Lower Hoopern Valley
As part of Go Green Week 2020, the Grounds Team worked with volunteers from the Student Tree Charter on Wednesday 12th February to plant trees in […]