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Guided Walks
We are exceptionally lucky at Keele to be based on an old estate with its extensive wooded grounds and a series of 8 lakes. In the past we have not really exploited the wildlife value of this and it is sad to say that many students and staff were unaware of the riches surrounding them.
All this changed following the establishment of the arboretum in 2000. Many of the trees have been tagged and some given name labels. A guide to the grounds has been published outlining several self-guided walks.
In addition, Dave Emley and Peter Thomas embarked on providing occasional guided tours of the campus at lunchtime for staff and students. Usually each walk has a theme e.g winter twigs, butterflies flowers, common trees, other times they are just a general stroll round. These have proved to be very popular with up to 30 attendees!
As well as these, walks for outside organisations are also provided. The result of all this, plus coverage of the National Cherry Collection in the media, has meant that Keele is becoming a popular destination for visitors, helping us to integrate the university into the local community.
