University strikes gold in Yorkshire In Bloom
Last updated on 16 October 2025
The University of Leeds has once again triumphed at the annual Yorkshire in Bloom awards.
It has scooped Gold and is the winner in the Universities, Colleges and Further Establishments category at the Yorkshire in Bloom awards for the fourth year running.
Judges’ comments
On a tour of the campus with members of the Grounds & Gardens and Sustainability teams, the judges noted:
- The landscape features and the architectural variety of buildings making the campus an attractive place to live, learn and work.
- Areas for wildlife to prosper that had been introduced, particularly noting the new wildflower area on the Western Campus Green, the hedge laying site at Cromer Street and the wildflower area at the Charles Morris Hall.
- The campus tree trail.
- The Public Art Trail.
- Seasonal interest all year round.
Student participation & biodiversity
There are lots of opportunities on campus for students and others to get involved, including in volunteer work at the North Hill Well Wood Project site.
This encourages participation in the promotion of habitat creation and the importance of biodiversity, which the judges noted in already practiced on campus.
Grounds & Gardens colleagues
Eleanor Wilson from the Grounds and Gardens team said:
“It’s great to see positive feedback towards our work on biodiversity, learning to lay the hedge on Cromer Street being a particular highlight!
“We look forward to making more positive changes to biodiversity in the future.”
Michael Howroyd, sustainability Programme Officer said:
“Through joint efforts, the Sustainability Service, Grounds and Gardens, and Residences are creating a campus that supports our biodiversity goals and strengthens our climate resilience.”
