Campus

Edible areas

• Why not visit the university's Jam GroveLink opens in a new window; a garden of fruit trees, including plum, quince and damson. Accessible to all, it is a place to relax, to help out with maintaining the space, and to help yourself to fruit.
• The Jam Grove (next to the Westwood Cafe on Westwood Campus) is also the starting point for an 'edible campus walkLink opens in a new window'.
• If you are interested in growing your own food on campus, why not join the Warwick Allotment SocietyLink opens in a new window. They hold weekly sessions and do everything from digging drainage ditches to planting potatoes or even fashioning scarecrows out of recycled clothing.

Walking trails

Our campus covers 290 hectares and lies in the valley of Canley Brook, an area of considerable historical interest. Henry II gave part of this royal estate to Cistercian monks in 1155, and, near Tocil Wood, people manufactured pottery using local clay and charcoal. Following dissolution in 1535, the land was enclosed and developed many of the features you see today. Our campus covers four medieval farmsteads: Gibbet Hill, Tocil, Cryfield and Cryfield Grange.

There are a number of green spaces and short walks on campus, and you can find maps here. The walks take you through some of the natural areas of campus, which can help with wellbeing.

Warwick Sport also organise weekly 'walk and talk' sessions where you can get some movement in and meet new people in a friendly and welcoming environment. Find out more here.Link opens in a new window 

Tree planting

• The university are delighted to be planting a significant number of trees and hedgerow plants this winter; this planting will extend habitats and create wildlife corridors. The Grounds Team are also now using fully compostable guards made from recycled materials, so they will naturally degrade as the trees and hedgerows become established.

• Students can sign up with Warwick VolunteersLink opens in a new window to take part in projects that support our local environment. Why not join in with some coppicing at Tocil Woods.

Wildlife

• Staff, students and the community are encouraged to record wildlife on campus using the iNaturalist appLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window, which identifies the species for you. The university are then able to use this data to help enhance knowledge of species present on campus and monitor change.

• We are delighted to be playing a part in the Hedgehog Friendly CampusLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window initiative. The initiative recognises universities who are working to provide habitats for hedgehogs and raise awareness of the issues they face and how we can all make a difference. Interested in how littering affects hedgehogs? Find out more hereLink opens in a new window.

• Sustainability Societies

  There are many groups and societies involved in sustainability at Warwick. Find out more and get involved here.

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