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See research from Christine Ennew, Provost at the University of Warwick suggest why Government, academia and industry must pull together to combat the climate crisis effectively.

The Estates team are required undertake regular tree surveys across campus to check the individual health of trees and the impact of each tree on the biodiversity around them; these tree surveys may, at times, may require us to prune or fell trees if they are deemed to be high risk, diseased or unsafe. We wanted to ensure you knew that, within our current tree management arrangements, our policy is that for every one tree felled we will replace with either 5m hedgerow or two new trees on campus.

The University of Warwick's Wellesbourne Campus has become a partner in the Arden Farm Wildlife Network Tree Sparrow Project. We have installed nest boxes for tree sparrows and barn owls, and have sown a wild bird seed mix and pollen and nectar flowers.

Challenge yourself to live for a whole month (or longer) without single-use plastic by joining the #Plastic Free July campaign this year.

Thank you to everyone who took part in the City Nature Challenge over the May Bank Holiday weekend. It was the first time Coventry and the University took part so we were very pleased to have twenty people get involved. They made 307 observations and identified 160 species, with the most observed being Garlic Mustard. The data will add to our knowledge of species present on campus. If you would like to support us in measuring and monitoring wildlife on campus, please contact sustainability@warwick.ac.uk for more information.

Worldwide, 419 cities took part in 44 different countries. Over 45,000 species were recorded including more than 2,000 rare, endangered or threatened species.