Conservation Area
Our conservation area is nearing completion, after several months of hard work. Our thanks go to Laura and her team from Otley College for the design and much of the labour, and also to Mrs Exton for overseeing the project and giving up many of her lunchtimes to work with groups of children to produce such a fantastic area.
Above: Children working hard to fill up the pond during their lunchtime.
Top-right: Our first caterpillar.
Bottom-right: First apples on our tree.
Gallery
Here you can see some photographs of the development of the conservation area and some of the insects and animals that have started to make their homes there.
The School Council get shown around the site.
The ground is dug over and the task of removing the weeds begins.
Pupils from Otley College working hard .
This area will become a wildflower garden .
The School Council find out more about what the area will look like.
The wildflower garden is marked out and half of it has been dug .
This corner will be a seating area .
A delivery of logs is received .
The rest of the wildflower garden is dug over .
Children are drafted in to help .
Flower beds are being dug .
Laura from Otley College oversees the digging..
Spray paint marks out the areas to be dug.
The team from Otley college return for some more hard labour..
Our first apple tree is planted .
Thank you for your kind donation..
The wildflower garden starts attracting bees ...
...of many different species.
As Summer approaches, flowers begin to bloom.
Crickets and grasshoppers take up residence .
And a wealth of other mini-beasts put in an appearance.
The pond begins to encourage new wildlife too.
A female blackbird pays a visit.
Thanks go to the following for their support in developing our conservation area.
Narey's Garden Centre
