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May 10, 2024May 30, 2024

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 […]

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February 20, 2024February 20, 2024

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2024

Intrepid birders surveyed four locations on campuses in Exeter, Penryn and Falmouth this January for the RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch. Students, staff, and local […]

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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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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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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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March 24, 2023

Clearing Works Project – Higher Hoopern Valley

The Grounds Mitigation Team’s latest project has been to clear the Streatham Campus Higher Hoopern Valley woodlands and watercourse system of invasive plants. This area […]

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March 20, 2023

Sustainable Safe Grounds Machinery

The Grounds Team are committed to continuously improve our sustainable ways of working and to move away from using fossil fuels. In line with this […]

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