{"id":3213,"date":"2024-05-10T10:35:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T10:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/?p=3213"},"modified":"2024-05-30T16:36:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T16:36:39","slug":"no-mow-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/2024\/05\/10\/no-mow-may\/","title":{"rendered":"No Mow May!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2024\/05\/442454104_409414795256567_718744605069571553_n-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2024\/05\/442454104_409414795256567_718744605069571553_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2024\/05\/442454104_409414795256567_718744605069571553_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2024\/05\/442454104_409414795256567_718744605069571553_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2024\/05\/442454104_409414795256567_718744605069571553_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/buddingnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/303\/2024\/05\/442454104_409414795256567_718744605069571553_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You may have seen areas on our campuses where the grass has been left uncut. The Grounds team haven&#8217;t all taken holiday  at the same time(!) &#8211; these areas are here by design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By allowing grass and natural vegetation to grow here we are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>providing habitat for insects and wildlife<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>encouraging native wildflowers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>reducing CO<sub><sup>2<\/sup> <\/sub>emissions by not using machinery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>promoting sustainable landscapes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>improving biodiversity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We are proud to protect and enhance biodiversity on our beautiful and diverse grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have seen areas on our campuses where the grass has been left uncut. 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