Estates Landscape Team

Working throughout the year and in all weather conditions, the team cares for a diverse range of spaces including biodiversity areas, woodlands, trees, grassed areas, shrub borders and seasonal planting displays. Their work also includes weed control, pruning, small arboricultural works, as well as winter gritting and snow clearing across multiple University properties.

Alongside day to day maintenance, the team contributes to the future developments of the University’s outdoor spaces through in-house landscape design, refurbishment projects and initiatives that support biodiversity. 

The Landscape Team is committed to applying high standards of horticultural, arboricultural and ecological practice across all aspects of its work. Through careful management and maintenance, the team promotes the healthy growth and long term establishment of plants, trees and grassed areas across the University estate.

A key focus of the team’s work is maintaining high-quality landscapes through effective weed control, supporting optimum plant form and planting density, but also protecting outdoor spaces against pests and diseases. They work to enhance wildlife value and encourage species diversity wherever possible, helping strengthen the University’s wider green infrastructure and its connection to the surrounding landscape.