The University of Worcester has pursued biodiversity enhancement across its campuses since 2009. In the last couple of years, we’ve been very busy. Helped by the newly formed Campus Conservation Crew. Projects include bringing 1.49 hectares of grassland under conservation management, creating 0.34 hectares of brownfield flower meadow, planting 870 metres of new native hedgerows, and installing a city-centre swift nesting colony. The volunteer group is a community initiative embedding biodiversity into volunteering, education, and student experience. Welcomed by the campus community, especially as it supports student and staff wellbeing.
Here we can see the Campus Conservation Crew, students and staff planting wildflower plug plants into a perennial meadow originally established in 2012 with green hay gathered with consent from the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The plug plants were grown from seed on campus, highlighting a circular, locally sourced approach to habitat enhancement and hands-on conservation. Watch this short video or peruse our photo gallery.
The volunteers planting wildflower plug plants, grown from seed, to maintain a perennial meadow established in 2012.
