The University has been recognized with the Green Flag Award and Green Flag Community Award by Keep Wales Tidy, joining a record 315 sites to receive this honor. The award acknowledges the University's beautiful green spaces at its Singleton and Bay campuses, which benefit staff, students, and the community.
The University was commended for conservation efforts that include bug hotels, bird boxes, vegetable gardens, wildflowers, and fruit trees planted by volunteers. Wild orchids, rare butterflies, and bumblebees have appeared after lawns were left uncut during No Mow May. An iNaturalist project invites people to record campus wildlife.
The grounds staff maintain the campuses' appearance and have also enhanced St Joseph’s Cathedral Primary School's grounds in Swansea.
Singleton Campus received recognition as a Green Heritage Site for its historical and cultural significance alongside environmental beauty. This aligns with ongoing maintenance of Singleton Abbey, including window refurbishment and stone repairs.
Swansea University Registrar Niamh Lamond stated: “We’re delighted that our wonderful grounds have been recognised once again... It only happens because of the incredibly hard work, talent and creativity our Estates and Campus Services team put in all year round."
Lucy Prisk from Keep Wales Tidy commented: “We’re thrilled to see 315 green spaces in Wales achieving the prestigious Green Flag status... Quality green spaces play a vital role in the physical and mental well-being of people across Wales.”