Our 183‑hectare estate is a microcosm of the UK’s natural heritage – a living laboratory with diverse habitats such as semi‑natural ancient woodland, ponds and reedbeds, recreated chalk grasslands, extensive hedgerows, wildflower areas, agri‑environmental schemes, monitoring for small mammals and reptiles and a nationally important butterfly transect survey, providing endless opportunities for hands‑on learning and research. Our campus is the perfect location to study and full of wildlife ecology and conservation facilities.
There are a wide range of species recorded on site including Slow worms, Common Lizard, Small blue butterfly, Common blue butterfly, Marsh Tit, Goldcrest and a range of ancient woodland indicator species in our on campus semi-natural ancient woodland.
Enhancing your future
Students are encouraged to undertake challenging and innovative research as part of their course. Our pioneering facilities ensures that our students have a head start in their chosen careers and make them stand out against the
competition when they graduate.
Additional Facilities
Our new cutting‑edge vertical farm offers a precision controlled growing facility to manipulate the environment and analyse plant responses, investigate aspects of sustainable agriculture and help us to lead in the development of sustainable crop production
A newly built state‑of‑the‑art laboratory, ideal for analysing environmental samples
A multispectral drone for mapping and assessing habitat health, along with high‑tech devices such as an infrared camera, chlorophyll fluorometer, a range of soil testing equipment, and bioacoustics monitoring
On‑site Game and Wildlife Centre offering practical input into species management, and a working farm providing opportunities to explore the relationships between agriculture and ecology.