Prepared by academic staff in the faculties of Biological Sciences and Earth and Environment, the BAP provides a detailed study of the current habitats and species already on campus and gives clear direction on how we can encourage them to flourish.  

The estates grounds and gardens team will play a vital part in the success of the BAP, as they will be implementing many of its recommendations. "We're starting by planting wildflower meadows, changing our grass mowing regimes and introducing bat and bird boxes," says Steve Ainsworth, who manages the team.

"The programme is a part of a holistic sustainability programme which will seek to address all the University's environmental impacts and widen our approach, covering areas from energy use to biodiversity and everything in between!"

If you'd like to know more about biodiversity on campus, visit www.leeds.ac.uk/greenimpact/climatewk/biodiversity