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Some warm nights were forecasted for this week, so we decided to set up the moth trap on the 19th June. We weren’t disappointed, there were over 100 moths and 46 different species. We had 7 new species: Grey Tortrix … Continue reading
Mrs Mahadevan
The moth trap was emptied by year 3,4 & 5 at the start of our bioblitz even on the morning of 13th May. We recorded 13 moths of 10 different species: Streamer 1, Mottled pug 1, Pale Tussock 3, Brimstone … Continue reading
Thank you to the early drop off children who helped me empty the moth trap this morning. We recorded 20 moths of 15 different species. We added 4 new moths to the species list for the school grounds: Coronet, Purple … Continue reading
A moth trap was set up in the learning garden on 1st April and emptied the following morning. 9 moths of 4 different species were recorded as follows: 4 Common Quaker, 2 Clouded Drab, 1 Early Grey and 2 Hebrew … Continue reading
Children took part in the Big Schools’ Birdwatch during Spring Term 1. 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 survey since 2011! … Continue reading
On Wednesday, 29th January, the whole school walked down to Ogston Reservoir to go birdwatching. The older children walked alongside the reservoir while Woodpecker Class spent time in the large public hide. We recorded 21 different species of bird: Buzzard, … Continue reading
The Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. Every year, hundreds of thousands of nature lovers take part, helping to find out how garden birds are doing. You can take part by spending an hour watching the … Continue reading
A moth trap was set up under the Oak tree in the learning garden on 17th July and emptied the following morning. We recorded 22 different species out of a total of 55 moths. Common Footman 11 Scalloped Oak 2 … Continue reading
Kingfisher Class took part in this year’s Big Schools’ Birdwatch on Tuesday 13th February. We counted the number of birds seen for each species during a one hour period. We recorded 83 birds of 17 species. Nearly half of these … Continue reading
We put a moth trap out in the learning garden at the end of the school day on 12th June. The weather has been extremely hot for the last few days so we were hoping for a good catch. However, … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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