REF: 66-2305-5256911 - Yay for No Mow May

Your comment: I just wanted to say how much I am enjoying seeing the effects of 'no mow May' around campus already. Every time I walk to lectures or the library I feel like I get to see new plants and flowers and it makes me smile to see so much nature! I hope that this project will be repeated again next year or even extended to cover more of the year!

Our response:

Thank you for your positive comments about the effects of ‘No Mow May’. As a grounds team, we are working with colleagues across the university to implement new measures within the biodiversity action plan. Much of this is growing year after year, for the past three years, the university has achieved Green Flag status, Silver Hedgehog Award and some academics and researchers within IBERS are evidencing growth around local habitats.

We will continue to cut some grassed areas where very little biodiversity is present which include the green spaces to the right as you drive into campus and around some buildings. These areas will continue to grow as we manage to build on the biodiversity strategy already in place. We are not cutting around the hedges, the banks in front of the Hugh Owen (one example) continue to thrive alongside many other sections of the campuses, we also leave the shelter belts untouched and only cut the grass that impacts visibility for road users.