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| Fifth Class decided to embark on a project
to enhance and develop the bird life of the school
grounds and also to develop an awareness of wildlife We began by feeding the birds. The parents volunteered to make bird tables and we bought feeders for these. The pupils were then able to watch the birds feeding during the following months and from this learnt to identify the birds of the playground, the foods they eat and the times at which the birds come to feed. |
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Parents and children
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Pupils at work |
Some of the climbers planted included such beautiful species as Polygonium, Hedera, Pyracantha and Lonicera. Shrubs included Lavatera, Buddleia, Ilex and Cotoneaster to mention but a few.Trees included a Mulberry and a Malus.Perennial shrubs especially chosen to attract butterflies included Lavendula, Helenium, Iberis, Sedum, Arabis, and Aubretia.Our caretaker made birdboxes for us and placed these around the school grounds. | |||||
| To date we've had many birds nesting including blue tits, house sparrows and robins. Our Bird and Butterfly Garden has been a very successful venture. More plants were added to the garden in 1997 and the children enjoy watching the seasons changing in the garden and also the comings and goings of our feathered visitors. |  |
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 We wish to thank our many friends
and parents who helped in the project and also welcome
our pupils who are now past pupils who worked on this
project to visit the garden and see the fruits of their
efforts. |
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Our next project was a butterfly
garden. The pupils read books and researched the plants
that birds and butterflies eat and then chose a site in
the school grounds that wouldn't be disturbed and would
be quiet with a wild lawn area. Money raised through the
re-cycling of cans in the school and also money raised
through an Easter egg raffle was used to fund the
planting of this chosen area. Parents helped to prepare
the site. 
