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Wings Over Whiteknights

Posted on 2013/12/02 by Chris Foster

Last week saw the completion of a landmark ornithological publication. That’s right, forget the national atlas project: we’re talking about  a new and hopefully fairly complete list of birds that have occurred on (or over) Whiteknights Campus! Joking aside, our … Continue reading →

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Campus Lake Part Three – Other Water Birds and Edge Species

Posted on 2013/03/09 by Madeleine Sandilands

The third and final part to my blogs on the bird species that can be found on the Whiteknights campus lake. Today, I am including the rest of the water birds which were sighted during the survey period, and some … Continue reading →

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In the lurch about silver birch?

Posted on 2013/01/24 by

Around campus there are many native British trees, including members of the Betulaceae or birch family.

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Arum maculatum – The Sean Combs of the Plant World

Posted on 2012/11/25 by

You may not recognise either of the names in the title of this post, but do not worry both have many other names that you will almost certainly be familar with.

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The Campus Lake

Posted on 2012/10/24 by Madeleine Sandilands

The lake at Whiteknights campus is one of my favourite places to walk; it is surrounded by a woodland border which shows a great diversity in plants, fungi and invertebrates as well as birds. In addition to the species I witnessed … Continue reading →

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