We’re buzzing to announce that during Bees’ Needs Week, we have been awarded the Bees’ Needs Champions Award from DEFRA and Nature Friendly Farming Network! This award recognises exceptional initiatives that work to support pollinators, including bees. Rebecca Long-Bailey, Labour MP for Salford, commented on our Bees’ Needs Award achievement, saying: ‘Bees and other pollinators play […]
By Skye Beauchamp Introduction Upon finishing my Wildlife and Practical Conservation with Professional Skills degree and gathering more field experience by working for renowned reforesting company City of Trees, I knew I wouldn’t stay away from the University for long. I put my skills and knowledge to work in my Biodiversity & Circular Economy GAP-25 […]
In conjunction with our Bee Safari happening this Saturday 31st March, find below all the lovely facts you have ever wanted to know about Bees. Thank you to Oliver Bishop for putting the info together for us. If you want to know more about Bees come down on Saturday on The Meadows by Peel Park, […]
The week is National Bird Box Week, 14th-21st February. It aims to encourage local people, schools and business to take an active approach to the conservation of birds and their habitats in their local area. This year’s focus is the Swift. Often when these birds return from their winter homes in Africa they find their […]
The University’s Biodiversity Group has been working hard over the last 12 months to promote the wide variety of species here on campus. Initiatives include biodiversity walks, University arboretum, wildflower areas and the Artist On The Lawn project. Our current project is looking to increase the University’s bird population with strategically placing bird boxes […]