Explore our wild campus
Find out more about the wild spaces across our diverse campus and help us to transform University sites into nature-rich havens.
What makes Edinburgh an extraordinary place to live, work and study? We share our Wild Campus with a rich variety of wildlife, from peregrine falcons, to otters, badgers and deer, to the humble hedgehog. We are working to transform our campus into nature-rich spaces that support biodiversity.
It's not just nature that benefits from healthy ecosystems. The human benefits of interaction with our wild spaces include improved wellbeing and opportunities for experiential learning and exercise.
Did you know that 86% of students think that all universities should take action to protection and support nature on their grounds or on other land they own?
Student opinion on access to nature and education
As you stroll through certain parts of our campus, you'll notice signs highlighting key species and habitats, designed to catch your eye and showcase the untamed beauty of our existing wild spaces.
Do you have a Wild Campus vision of your own, or ideas about how we can support nature positive practices on campus?
Share your ideas by emailing us with "Wild Campus" in the subject line.
Wild Campus: events, training and volunteering opportunities
Wild Peffermill
Hedgehog friendly campus
Data tracking: how biodiverse is our campus?
We’re on a long-term mission to nurture our extraordinary campus into biodiverse, habitat-rich havens, in which wildlife and our university community will thrive side-by-side.