The local wildlife and birds project was spread over two weeks in the end (22nd Jan - 4th Feb) as we had a few days away in York half way through.
We started with some videos (
https://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zws87hv,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AZCcf4Fv14) and
worksheets about food webs, and went into the
local museum to see their exhibit on urban, woodland, and wetland wildlife.
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| Urban exhibit at Peterborough Museum |
We followed the Wildlife Trust's instructions on
how to make your own birdfeeder, and hung them in the garden to entice the birds in for the
RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch. We watched the garden for an hour and saw a total of one measly pigeon!
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| Birdfeeder Fat Balls |
The second week coincided with BBC's
Winterwatch, which was a great way to introduce the children to the variety of wildlife that can be found around the country. We also went on a couple of nature walks in the local area, firstly around
Woodston Ponds and then around
Ferry Meadows using some of the Nene Park Trust's
worksheets. The bird hide was a particularly big hit, especially after the measly returns from the big garden birdwatch.
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| Woodston Ponds |
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| View from the bird hide at Ferry Meadows |
Finally, we finished the project by making the
RSPB's food chain mobile of an owl, a mouse, and a nut.
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| Food chain mobile |
Next Week: Writing a short story.
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