2.5-hectare new nature reserve at Utrecht Science Park opened
In an area where education, healthcare, housing and research compete for space, 2.5 hectares – equivalent to seven football pitches – of new nature has been created. A 1.6-kilometre-long ‘green corridor’ connects Utrecht Science Park with the surrounding nature reserves, enhances biodiversity and makes the area more attractive to plants and animals.
With the creation of two ecological corridors totalling ten hectares, the Utrecht Science Park is connected with the surrounding nature reserves. This enhances biodiversity and makes the area more attractive to plants and animals.
Biodiversity in words and pictures
To coincide with the completion of the ecological corridor, the ‘Biodiversity USP’ walk has also been launched on the Utrecht Time Machine app. This 6-kilometre route takes you past special spots in Utrecht Science Park and introduces you to the history and the 20 key species that live here (or will soon be living here). The information can be listened to as an audio tour or read as text accompanied by photographs. The audio tour was developed to mark the 390th anniversary of Utrecht University. As such, the tour not only highlights the university’s rich history but also the natural environment that forms part of its surroundings.