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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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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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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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Growing up!

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Mrs MahadevanJune 2, 2018
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The first chick hatched at lunchtime on 14th May and continued hatching until the following day. Now, two weeks on, we can see clearly that there are 10 chicks with clear Blue tit markings and colouring on their feathers. The … Continue reading →

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Moth Trapping 18th April 2018

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Mrs MahadevanApril 23, 2018
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The moth trap was set up on the night of 18th April and emptied the following morning by Kingfisher Class. Temperatures had reached 23ºC on the 18th and dropped to 11ºC during the night. 67 moths of 15 different species … Continue reading →

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Moth Trapping 11th May 2017

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Mrs MahadevanMay 17, 2017
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The moth trap was set up on the evening of 11th May and emptied the following morning. Just two moths were trapped, both were Hebrew Characters.

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Runner Beans for Sale!

Posted on April 24, 2017 by kingfishersApril 24, 2017
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Today we sowed runner beans to sell later this term. They will cost 20p per plant! … Continue reading →

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Moth Trapping 23rd April 2017

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Mrs MahadevanApril 24, 2017
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The moth trap was set up on the evening of 23rd April and emptied the following morning. 5 moths of 4 different species were trapped: Hebrew Character 2, Common Quaker 1, Clouded Drab 1, 1 Waved Umber (new for school garden). … Continue reading →

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Onions Galore!

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Mrs MahadevanMarch 31, 2017
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Four members from Peregrine Class planted around 150 onions, some red and some white. We hope that Sue will cook us some delicious meals with them! … Continue reading →

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The Big Tidy UP!

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Mrs MahadevanMarch 13, 2017
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Thank you Peregrine Class for all your hard work this afternoon chopping back the Buddleia bushes, cutting back old flowering stems in the herb garden, sweeping up leaves and harvesting the last of the leeks and beetroot.   … Continue reading →

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