The St Andrews Forest
The St Andrews Forest is a tapestry of woodland and other nature-based projects that enhance biodiversity, improve and restore ecosystems, and reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Driven by a student-led initiative in 2021, the inaugural tree was planted in the Quad by alumni The Prince and Princess of Wales. Since then, we have developed several small and large-scale projects.
The Forest programme is a core part of the University’s vision to be net zero by 2035. It builds on significant ongoing sustainability efforts to reduce the University’s carbon footprint, while recognising that some activities will create unavoidable emissions that must be offset.