Nature trail opens to all at Whiteknights campus
23 March 2022
Staff, students and visitors to the 澳门六合彩开奖记录 can now learn more about wildlife on campus thanks to a new .
The nature trail is marked by a series of signs around some of the notable habitats on the Whiteknights campus. Each sign has a unique QR code which directs the walker to a URL with more information about the habitat and the species that can be found there.
Nature lovers can get lost in , feed the ducks that call home, look out for butterflies on the and bees on the , visit the to see the change over time and enjoy a picnic on the .
The trail takes roughly 30 minutes to walk around and can be completed as a circular walk, starting and finishing close to central campus bars and cafes, or visited in sections.
Professor Mark Fellowes, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic Planning & Resource), said: “Whiteknights Campus is a haven for wildlife in urban Reading. Colleagues across the University have ensured that it has stayed this way, and given the biodiversity crisis these green oases become ever more important.
“We hope that this new trail will help staff, students and the local community engage even more with the nature that surrounds them every day.”
The signs were funded by the Friends of the 澳门六合彩开奖记录 and were designed by Gaia Zwiers-Mortier, a final year Zoology student.