What We Can Do Together At New College
At our North Star campus, we have been working to increase our wild spaces around college. At both sites, we participate in No Mow May which helps wild flowers to grow and make some wild flowers available for pollinators.
More tree planting is also in process for the new year.
New hedgerows have been planted along the edges of the animal management site to provide shelter for the animal enclosure and also boost native wildlife on the campus.
What We Need To Do Individually
GARDEN SPACES
Create more diverse habitats in our garden spaces
PESTICIDE USE
Reduce our use of artificial pesticides – in gardens and in making our food
ENCOURAGE DECISION MAKERS
Encourage local decision makers to protect natural spaces and to act further to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions
Challenges
- A significant drop in biodiversity in the UK due to habitat loss because of urbanisation and agriculture.
- How can we improve biodiversity on college campuses with only limited availability of green space?