20 March marks World Bee Day and what a glorious day it was for surveying Salford’s bees. Founded in 2018 by the United Nations, World Bee Day highlights the importance of bees and other pollinators. Pollination is a process which enables flowering plants to reproduce and is primarily facilitated by insects. Whilst feeding on flower […]
From creative crafts to community clean-ups, The British Hedgehog Preservation Society‘s Hedgehog Awareness Week 2025 has been a celebration of campus compassion, practical action and wildlife advocacy – and we couldn’t have done it without you. This year’s theme, Give hedgehogs the edge, inspired us to reimagine the boundaries of our gardens and green spaces […]
Why do we need an Environmental & Energy Management System? There are many benefits to having an externally certified environmental and energy management system (EEMS) in place. Firstly, it gives us reassurance that we understand and are meeting the wide range of compliance obligations that apply to the Estates & Facilities division. This includes extensive […]
University of Salford awarded the coveted Green Flag Award as it is officially recognised as one of the country’s best green spaces! Our beautiful campus has once again been recognised as one of the best green spaces in the UK by receiving the prestigious Green Flag Award – for the sixth year in a row! […]
Now that our Platinum Project has been submitted to SOS-UK’s Hedgehog Friendly Campus we thought we would reflect on this past year and create a roundup of all the hedgehog related events and activities we have been up to! Throughout this round up we have asked members of the Sustainability Team what their favourite hedgehog […]
A two-day BioBlitz was held in and around the University of Salford’s Peel Park campus in March as part of our Go Green Salford activities. To to find out more about our Go Green Salford campaign, check out our blog post here. Here is a more in depth look at what we got up to! […]
From 4th-22nd of March 2024, The Sustainability Team at the University of Salford ran its annual Go Green Salford 2024 campaign, to encourage students and staff across its three campuses to take part in its various activities, pop-up displays and events. Monday 4th March: In partnership with Salford Rangers, a hedgerow made up of Dog […]
Between 27/02 – 26/03/2023, we worked with Salford students, colleagues and local community members to organise four weeks of events, useful content and tips for sustainable living in Salford. Below you can find a summary of all of the events. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Don’t forget to follow us on social media, […]
Last week we launched Virtual Peel Park – a digital tool which makes the park more accessible to all. The project is led by Dr Simon Hutchinson from SEE, in collaboration with our team and the Salford Ranger Team. The tool has been co-created by salford uni staff, students, and local community. It includes information […]
A belated happy halloween! We hope you have all had the spookiest of evenings and have enjoyed all this time in Autumn has to offer. This is a quick message from Horace the Hedgehog to catch you up on where our hedgehogs are this time of year as the dark nights draw in and the […]