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Although we didn’t have any nesting birds in either of our two bird boxes with cameras, at least three other boxes are known to have had Blue Tit chicks in them. Adult birds were seen going into the Car Park … Continue reading
Category Archives: School wildlife
A bit of mossy nesting material has appeared in the Infant Colour Birdcam Box over the last couple of days but it seems to be only a half hearted attempt at nesting. Elsewhere in the school grounds, the children have … Continue reading
Despite the cold start to Spring this year, the birds have been busy checking out potential nesting sites. Rooks have already taken up residence, and built a couple of tree-top nests, in the school’s wooded area. A Tree Sparrow has … Continue reading
This year, the RSPB has given schools from 5th January to 13th February to do their Big Schools’ Birdwatch surveys. We have taken part in this national survey for the last seven years. This year, each class completed one survey … Continue reading
Reception and Year 2 did a fantastic job of de-heading dead flowers in our Learning Garden today. This will help the plants flower for as long as possible providing nectar for insects still out on chilly autumn days. A Small … Continue reading
This term Woodpecker Class are studying minibeasts. Our school grounds provide a good variety of habitats for a great range of plants and animals. Let us know what you have found in the school grounds by leaving a comment on … Continue reading
The eggs arrived on Monday, they were placed in the incubator to keep them warm and soft. We kept a close eye on the eggs looking to see whether the eggs were rolling or signs that the chicks were pipping … Continue reading
Once again we had a very successful Big Schools’ Birdwatch and managed to submit four sets of results, with all the children having the opportunity to contribute. We saw a grand total of 23 different bird species and 275 birds … Continue reading
Last term our children pitched their ideas for a ‘learning garden’ at a Dragon’s Den style competition which was part of an enterprise project between local primary schools. The Dragon’s Den panel were so impressed with the way the children talked about the plans, … Continue reading
Year 2 went bird watching from the school hide this morning. They all practised focussing the binoculars on far and near objects. They spotted the following birds: Blue tit, Great tit, Collared Dove, Magpie, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow, Stock Dove, Blackbird and … Continue reading
Our new bird hide/wildlife hut arrived at school on Friday, 10th May and was promptly erected to overlook our pond and wooded area. The purchase of the hide was funded by the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund which has … Continue reading
We will be taking part in the Big Schools’ Birdwatch again this year 21st January – 1st February. If you wish to send in binoculars for your child to use, you may hand them into the School office (please make … Continue reading
Although we caught a glimpse of a Tree Sparrow chick in April, we think this first brood didn’t survive because of the extremely wet weather at the end of April, which made it difficult for the adults to collect insects … Continue reading
When we broke up for the Easter Holidays (30th March), we suspected that the Tree Sparrows in the B&W (Infant) box had started to incubate eggs. Although the dome shaped structure of the nest meant that the birds were mainly … Continue reading
We had a hugely successful Big Schools’ Birdwatch this year, with all children taking part over three days. We are very lucky to have such fantastic school grounds with a variety of habitats, including mature trees such as Alder, Sycamore, Silver Birch … Continue reading