Penryn and Falmouth campuses have achieved the bronze award with the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) Hedgehog Friendly Campus program.

The Hedgehog Friendly Campus project is a UK-wide initiative that aims to turn university campuses into places where hedgehogs can thrive.

Oliver Milliner is Head of Sustainability for FX Plus, the organisation that looks after services shared between Falmouth University and the University of Exeter at Falmouth and Penryn campuses.

He said:

"We're really pleased to with this bronze award, particularly since we have been working to achieve this through a year of Covid-19 restrictions. We hope to move up to silver or even gold next year.

"Staff and students have an opportunity to play an active role in what we do so if any of you are interested, please contact me at [email protected] – everyone's welcome."

To earn the bronze award, the FX Plus Sustainability and Grounds teams worked together on a series of initiatives that help to protect and support hedgehog life on campus. Some of these include:

- Running training sessions for the grounds team and staff on how to feed and support hedgehogs as well as what to do if they ever found an injured hedgehog on campus.

- Putting up signage and stickers on potentially harmful grounds equipment and information around campus to ensure full checks for hedgehogs before trimming bushes etc.

To achieve Gold, teams need to focus on actions that leave a legacy for hedgehogs on-campus – real, long-lasting impacts.

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