Lower Hoopern Valley
Lower Hoopern Valley is a steeply sided, 38-acre plot of land to the south of Streatham Campus. The space is currently maintained by the University of Exeter’s grounds team, and has been identified as an area of opportunity for enhanced biodiversity, community use and research activity. The valley currently has one public right of way that cuts across the northern section of the space from the North West to South East with limited access to the wider space comprising areas of woodland (mature and young), pasture, open grassland and Taddiford Brooke.
Since our first public engagement period in May 2023, we have taken the feedback received and drafted a design that would see us meet our overall objectives for the Lower Hoopern Valley, which received significant support:
- Enhance biodiversity and natural capital,
- Community engagement and education,
- Natural sciences research opportunities, and,
- Carbon sequestration and storage.
An overview of the proposals can be found here.
Please see below a summary of the feedback response from our local stakeholders, including reference as to how the feedback has informed the current design:
