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 […]
Tag: wildlife
Bird Survey Highlights Winter 2021-22
The results of the winter bird surveys carried out by an independent consultant on our campuses during two visits between November 2021 and January 2022 […]
Wood Habitats on Campus
We love to create wood habitats on campus as they are essential for wildlife and provide food and shelter for countless tiny invertebrates. The habitat […]
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 […]
More Wow Wildflowers!
The wildflower areas at St Luke’s Campus are looking fantastic.
Wow Wildflowers!
The wildflowers at the Reed Hall beds are in flower and looking glorious. Last year we trialled having wildflowers instead of the customary formal planting […]
Duck nesting in planter
We have discovered a duck nesting in one of the planters on the Forum North Piazza. Although this is very exciting, please keep your distance […]
New Research – big bumblebees learn locations of best flowers
Big bumblebees take time to learn the locations of the best flowers, new research shows. Meanwhile smaller bumblebees – which have a shorter flight range and […]
Hedgehog Awareness Week – 3rd to 9th May 2020
It’s Hedgehog Awareness Week, so we thought it would be a good time to highlight the problems hedgehogs face and how you can help them, […]