Environment & Sustainability Team: University of Salford

Looking for fun summer plans? 🌞

Get involved in Plastic Free July and join a month of feel-good activities:
🌿 Hedgehog-friendly litter picks
🥕 Community gardening
🧺 Plastic-free picnics
🎉 Summer garden party

Grow your own food, cut plastic and help protect wildlife all while meeting new people.

Stronger together for a greener Salford.
Join the movement, bring your friends and be a part of it. For more check out our website: https://www.salford.ac.uk/environmental-sustainability/waste/single-use-plastic/plastic-free-july

Nature is loving our Let It Grow campaign.

Last week a roe deer was spotted enjoying the long grass at Christchurch Orchard where we’re also lucky enough to have some rare Bee Orchids blooming. Without Let It Grow, these orchids would not have had the chance to flourish.

The extreme heat this week, due to climate change, is massively impacting biodiversity and ecosystems. By Letting It Grow we are providing valuable spaces for nature to survive and thrive.

Long grass and wildflowers provide sheltered habitat for creatures, providing them with shade to keep cooler in high temperatures and intense sun. They also give access to suitable food sources by supporting the wider ecosystem and providing nectar from flowers.

Swipe to see some of the places enjoying Let It Grow.

Join us for another one of our Nature Walks!

This leisurely and fully accessible walk is guided by the Sustainability team and takes you across campus, visiting the nature hotspots and discovering what wildlife we share our campus with.

This walk will be hosted during the Big Butterfly Count and we'll be taking some time during the walk to do a butterfly count as part of the Big Butterfly Count Challenge.

When: 12.30 - 13.30, Friday 17 July
Where: Meeting Outside Clifford Whitworth Library
Booking form linked in the bio
Booking Form: https://forms.office.com/e/C3Jx2LCEni

This week is set to be the hottest of the year so far, with temperatures predicted to exceed 30C.

With increasing impacts of climate change, weather events such as these will become more common.

We've put together some guidance on staying safe in the heat, and you can click the link to see the government guidance and find out the water refill locations on campus. https://linktr.ee/uos_sustain

Today is Clean Air Day the UK’s largest campaign dedicated to raising awareness about how air pollution affects our health and environment.

•In the UK transport related air pollution is linked to up to 30,000 deaths each year.
•In Salford 8% of residents live with respiratory conditions that can be worsened by poor air quality.
•Transport emissions account for 41% of Salford’s climate emissions and 100% of neighbourhoods in the city exceeds the World Health Organisation’s recommended air pollution limits.

By making small changes such as choosing active travel or using public transport, we can help create healthier communities with cleaner air.
For more information and to explore the facts about air pollution, visit: https://groups.friendsoftheearth.uk/near-you/constituency/salford
Friends of the Earth

Have you spotted any of our wonderful Bee Orchids on campus yet? 🌷

Since we're Letting It Grow, these wonderful flowers have been able to bloom. The flowers are designed to mimic female bees of a particular bee species which tricks male bees into pollinating the flower. Though they are native to the UK, the bee species that pollinate them unfortunately doesn't reside in the country, so these bee orchids self pollinate.

Have a swipe through to see some of the other lovely flowers that have sprung up during our Let It Grow campaign! ➡️

1. Bee Orchid (Christchurch Avenue Orchard)
2. Ragged Robin (Chapman)
3. Ox-eye Daisy (Faith Centre)
4. Clover (Faith Centre)
5. Common Knapweed (University Road Embankment)
6. Daisy (Community Growing Space)

Happy Bike week! 🚲

Opting for actively travel can be good for you and the planet.

By choosing to cycle, you can significantly reduce the carbon emissions and pollution of a commute.

Not only that but cycling can be a great way to keep active, fit and healthy through exercising and getting outdoors!

Why not giving cycling a try this bike week? There's plenty of bike sheds on campus and if you don't have your own, the Starling bikes are a great option to make use of.

Have a look at our campus map to see the bike sheds available to use on campus - https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1lJ-wVIKr3Ql5UJWcr3OGufDT3OY&ll=53.488836279200655%2C-2.2723388183526105&z=16