2017

May

Journalists from Japan's Kateigaho magazine (the equivalent of our Country Life) visited Keele earlier this month. They interviewed people associated with the National Collection of Cherries at Keele, including Dr Peter Thomas and Chris Sanders VMH. They will be publishing a feature on cherry collections in the UK with a major emphasis on Keele.

Also (pictured right), Dr Takaaki Oohara from the Botanic Gardens of Toyama, Japan, and Dr Junko Oikawa, a consultant in horticulture and plant conservation based in Germany, came to view Keele's cherry collection recently. Dr Oohara is investigating the DNA of very old cherry cultivars to establish their original parentage, and also the reintroduction of some of the cherries in our collection back into Japan where they are currently extinct.

April 22nd

Dave Emley led a group from Shropshire Wildlife Trust around the grounds.

April 20th

terry walsh and Jane

Dave Emley and Jane Barker met with Radio Stoke's Terry Walsh. He wanted to do a piece on the gardens at Keele for his Gardening Show.

April 12th

cherry walk 2017

Lunchtime Cherry walk led by Dave Emley and Peter Thomas was well-attended with c30 people; some were non-Keele too which was nice.

March 8th

Green Week tour

A walk for Green Week led by Dave Emley and Peter Thomas. Photo by Sam Toon.

February

Student litter pickers Student volunteers have a successful litter pick around the top lake. Picture by Green:Keele.

February 8th

New paths in Memorial Garden

Estates, with the help of sudent volunteers, Started installing the paths in the Memorial Garden. It is intended to add seating soon.

January 1st

Dave Emley has been awared a British Empire Medal for services to Higher Education and Natural History.