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Watch Out for our Sleepy, Spiky Campus Pals: The Perils of the Erinaceus Europaeus (a.k.a. the Hedgehog)
When you think of campus life, you probably picture busy students and caffeine-fuelled all-nighters. But guess what? Beneath the hedgerows and around the Student Union and Rootes Grocery Store dumpsters, there’s a quieter, nocturnal community trying to survive: the (adorable!) hedgehogs.
Check out this blog from The Hedgehog Friendly Campus Student Campaign Team Members 23-24
Reflections on Green Week 2023: Mycelia - Lianna Ng
Mycelia Exhibition Presentation: Promoting ethnobotany and sustainability through art | Tuesday, 7th March, 1400-1500
Mycelia is a multimedia exhibition celebrating the relationship between humans and plants, and will be held on Wednesday 15th March, 17:00-20:00 in FAB0.20. During Green Week, Lewis Dobbs, a final-year Media and Creative Industries student and creator of the exhibition gave an introductory presentation for the exhibition.
HogBlog: Waking up from Hibernation - Helen Thomas
Hedgehogs are waking up! Spring has arrived and hedgehogs are beginning to wake up from hibernation. After living off their body fat during the winter, their quest for food can mean they travel around two miles a night. Which is why it is so important to create a hedgehog highway so they can move freely between gardens.
Digging (and other things) for Victory - Gary Stocker
Volunteering at Foundry Wood
The first time that I got involved with practical conservation work, was the year that I graduated from Coventry Polytechnic (now Coventry University), in 1991.
HogBlog - Helen Thomas
I am a self-confessed hedgehog fan, we’ve lost a third of all our hedgehogs, Link opens in a new windowsince the millennium. I am passionate about helping to stop the decline of hedgehogs and other wildlife in our countryside. For me it’s about ensuring that the next generation can still get to see hedgehogs in the wild.
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