Agriculture and horticulture facilities

If you’re studying agriculture or horticulture at ARU in Writtle, you’ll get hands-on in our sustainability-focused farm and field facilities.

Our rural, 150-hectare campus offers plenty of space and opportunities for you to observe, experiment with, analyse, and evaluate different ways of managing flora and fauna.

You’ll have access to:

• research glasshouses
• an extensive plant collection
• a working farm with sheep, pigs, cattle, a range of arable crops and grass leys, and dedicated areas for exploring conservation and regeneration
• our Postharvest Unit, which conducts research and trials with commercial companies.

You’ll also learn laboratory techniques in our Lordship Science Centre.

Take a look around our campuses and facilities, and find out more about studying at ARU, at one of our Open Days.