Sustainability at Warwick

Sustainability at Warwick The University of Warwick's Energy and Sustainability Team keeping you up to date with news, events and opportunities on campus.

Happy International Bat Night! 🦇Did you know that International Bat Night is celebrated every year at the end of August?...
29/08/2026

Happy International Bat Night! 🦇

Did you know that International Bat Night is celebrated every year at the end of August? Today, we‘re shining a spotlight on some of the smallest residents of our campus.

Have you ever wondered what those ”strange-looking bird boxes“ are on the trees around campus? We have over 60 bat boxes that provide endangered bats with safe places to roost and raise their young. During recent checks by our licensed ecological consultants, we found these adorably grumpy soprano pipistrelles, the smallest bats in the UK (alongside the common pipistrelle), weighing just 3 to 8 grammes!

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Our amazing volunteers picked up nearly 10kg of litter around the Sports Hub! 🗑️🌿 Keeping our campus clean helps protect...
21/08/2026

Our amazing volunteers picked up nearly 10kg of litter around the Sports Hub! 🗑️🌿

Keeping our campus clean helps protect local wildlife and create a healthier environment for everyone. It was fantastic to see so many familiar and new faces joining us!

Want to get involved? Our litter picks take place on the third Wednesday of every month.

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It's kinda chic to be more sustainable ✨️
12/08/2026

It's kinda chic to be more sustainable ✨️

29/07/2026

Thinking about volunteering over the summer? Join the Donation Drive team 🫶

We like the Big Butterfly Count...and we cannot lie! 🦋Play a game with us and spot the beautiful species of butterflies ...
28/07/2026

We like the Big Butterfly Count...and we cannot lie! 🦋

Play a game with us and spot the beautiful species of butterflies we've seen during our survey today.

🌿 5 simple ways to support nature this summer 🌿Want to make a positive impact on biodiversity? Small actions can make a ...
15/07/2026

🌿 5 simple ways to support nature this summer 🌿

Want to make a positive impact on biodiversity? Small actions can make a big difference.

👉Conduct a Campus Mini BioBlitz and earn a £10 Warwick Green Rewards voucher

👀Record ripe berries with Woodland Trust Nature‘s Calendar to help track climate change impacts on wildlife

💧 Leave out a shallow dish of water for birds, mammals and insects during warm weather

🐞Build a mini bug hotel

📚 Complete the Climate Literacy Training Moodle course to learn more about environmental challenges and solutions

Which one will you try first?😎

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📦💚 Donation Drive Update! 💚📦A huge thank you to everyone who has volunteered so far!Together, we’ve already:♻️ Diverted ...
10/07/2026

📦💚 Donation Drive Update! 💚📦

A huge thank you to everyone who has volunteered so far!

Together, we’ve already:

♻️ Diverted 4.2 tonnes of items from waste
🙋 Had 62 volunteers get involved
🧽 A huge amount of linens and kitchen items being washed and dried
📅 Run 9 volunteer sorting sessions
⏰ Contributed 129 volunteer hours

Every item donated and every hour volunteered helps give unwanted items a second life, reduces waste, and supports students and the local community.

There’s still plenty to do, and we’d love more people to join us! Whether you can spare an hour to help sort donations or simply spread the word, your support makes a real difference!

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02/07/2026

Volunteer with this year's Donation Drive! 💖

🌿 This , staff and student volunteers joined the warwickgroundsgardens and Energy & Sustainability teams for some Himal...
25/06/2026

🌿 This , staff and student volunteers joined the warwickgroundsgardens and Energy & Sustainability teams for some Himalayan balsam bashing around Tocil Lake.

Together, we removed this invasive, non-native plant to help protect campus biodiversity and give native species more space to thrive. The session was also a great opportunity to get outdoors, meet new people and enjoy a rewarding hour away from work and study.

But why remove it? Himalayan balsam spreads rapidly thanks to its nectar-rich flowers and explosive seed pods. Growing up to 2 metres tall, it can outcompete native plants and create dense stands with little room for other species. In winter, the plant dies back completely, leaving riverbanks vulnerable to erosion, instability and increased flood risk.

Although Himalayan balsam can no longer be eradicated from the UK, regular management helps reduce its impacts and supports healthier habitats for wildlife.

A huge thank you to everyone who took part, and especially to Peter Williams and the Grounds & Gardens Team for leading the session.

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