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Big Schools’ Birdwatch 2023

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Mrs MahadevanFebruary 8, 2023
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Kingfisher Class and Peregrine Class took part in the Big Schools’ Birdwatch on 7th February. This is an important annual national survey which helps keep track of changes of bird populations over time. We have been taking part in this … Continue reading →

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Moth Trapping – 6th September 2021

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Mrs MahadevanSeptember 9, 2021
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The moth trap was set up after school on 6th September near the bird hide and emptied the following morning by Kingfisher Class. Many moths will have escaped because of the warm temperatures and no attempt was made to count … Continue reading →

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School Grounds Bioblitz 2021

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Mrs MahadevanJuly 9, 2021
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During the course of the week commencing 28th June, Junior children carried out a bioblitz of the school grounds, recording as many plants and animals they could find. A full list can be found here –  Bioblitz 2021. Here are some … Continue reading →

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Moth Trapping – 1st July 2021

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Mrs MahadevanJuly 9, 2021
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The moth trap was set up near the Oak tree for the evening of 1st July. It was emptied the following morning by Junior children, making a good start to our invertebrate bioblitz day. 24 different species and a total … Continue reading →

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Churches Count on Nature

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Mrs MahadevanJuly 8, 2021
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Churchyard Wildlife Surveys On Friday 11th June, children took part in “Churches Count on Nature”, a citizen-science event covering churchyards across England and Wales. People were invited to visit their local churchyard and make a note of the animals, birds, … Continue reading →

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Moth Trapping – 14th June 2021

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Mrs MahadevanJuly 9, 2021
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A moth trap was set up in the school garden on the evening of June 14th and emptied by some of Kingfisher Class the following Morning. We trapped 12 moths of 9 different species: Foxglove pug 1, Common Swift 1, … Continue reading →

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Nesting Season 2021

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Mrs MahadevanJune 18, 2021
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Due to the last year’s Covid-19 lockdowns and upgrading our computers to Windows 10, we have been unable to monitor our bird box cameras online this year. We managed to hook up the cameras to an old data projector just … Continue reading →

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We Have Chicks!

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Mrs MahadevanMay 27, 2020
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The Blue tits in the colour birdcam box near the kitchen appear to have given up building their nest and the camera went offline on May 1st. However, today I spotted Blue tits making frequent visits to our other birdcam … Continue reading →

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Nesting Season 2020

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Mrs MahadevanApril 2, 2020
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Even though we can’t enjoy the school grounds at the moment, the birds are making the most of the peace and quiet! I’ve managed to get the Colour Birdcam back online and there appears to have been some activity. Fingers-crossed … Continue reading →

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Nature where you are – 2020

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Mrs MahadevanApril 1, 2020
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While we are all having to stay home, why not keep a nature diary to record what you see in your garden or out of the window. It could include what wildflowers are flowering, trees that are beginning to bud … Continue reading →

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Big Schools’ Birdwatch 2020

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Mrs MahadevanApril 2, 2020
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Before Half term, children from Woodpecker and Peregrine class took part in the Big Schools’ Birdwatch. Over two one-hour sessions, we saw a total of 137 birds and 16 different species. We were lucky to have a flock of 45 … Continue reading →

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Moth Trapping – July 14th 2019

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Mrs MahadevanJuly 17, 2019
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A moth trap was set up in the school garden on the evening of July 14th and emptied by Peregrine Class the following Morning. We trapped 50 moths of 20 different species. We identified the following 17 species: 10 Common … Continue reading →

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Worm Detectives!

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Mrs MahadevanJune 14, 2019
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This year BBC Springwatch teamed up with the British Trust for Ornithology and the Open University for their biggest citizen science project ever – Gardenwatch. The aim of this project is to map the resources available for wildlife in gardens … Continue reading →

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Nesting -2019

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Mrs MahadevanJuly 19, 2019
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Over the last couple of weeks, birds have started nesting in our colourcam box around the back of the school. We haven’t spotted which birds they are yet but the nest keeps growing! Let us know what you spot in … Continue reading →

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Big Schools’ Birdwatch 2019

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Mrs MahadevanFebruary 8, 2019
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Over the last couple of weeks, the children have been taking part in the RSPB’s Big Schools’ Birdwatch. Each class counted the number birds of each species visiting the school grounds for an hour. Over the three sessions a total of 139 … Continue reading →

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