UEA’s university campus wins another Green Flag Award
By: Communications
Students at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have been able to make the most of award-winning green spaces right on their doorstep, with the campus winning the internationally renowned Green Flag Award for an eighth year in succession.
The Green Flag Award is the international quality mark for parks and green spaces and is a sign to the public that the space boasts the highest possible environmental standards, is beautifully maintained and has excellent visitor facilities.
Image: UEA Campus
UEA’s 360 acres of campus, which hosts open parkland, bluebell woods and a broad, is home to 5,793 different species of plant and animal, including 108 which are rare or endangered, with the area maintained by UEA’s Grounds and Site team within the Estates division.
This marks the eighth consecutive year that the Green Flag accreditation has been awarded to UEA, and the campus is open to members of the public all year round to enjoy tree walks and views over the UEA Broad.
The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of green spaces across the UK and around the world.
The University’s students and staff, and members of the public, can take advantage of the high-quality environs of UEA’s campus by walking on one of six Wildlife Trails – which take in campus landmarks such as UEA Broad and Earlham Hall– or heading off on the Sainsbury Centre Sculpture Trail.
The award comes weeks after UEA was named in the top 100 sustainable universities worldwide in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings. The rankings rate universities against the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and UEA was rated the 12th best institution globally in SDG 15 - life on land – which measures institutions on their ability to 'protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and halt biodiversity loss'.
Tom Everett, UEA Landscape Manager, said: “Having the Green Flag Award for the University shows that we care for our wonderful campus open spaces. It recognises that our grounds are accessible, well maintained, and safe to use – and this award is always a feather in the cap for our hardworking Grounds and Site team.”
“We are so fortunate to be situated in such diverse campus estate, bosting five county wildlife sites, historic parkland, fen and marsh, wildflower meadows, formal gardens, woodland, and our fantastic wildlife corridor, the River Yare.”
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