Little tomatoes, mangoes, squashes, holly berries sat on the table in a colourful heap. We tried really hard to paint and draw these fruits and seeds with pastels and paints. […]
Nature Club – December 2016 – Artists at work Read More »
Today it rained ALL morning. We made a giant spider’s web with Charlotte in the middle. Then we made leaf art : we rubbed the undersides of dried leaves (
Nature Club – November 2016 – A Rainy Day Read More »
What a surprise present today: Ruduo and Menuo brought in the dried up body of a large dead hedgehog! We had a good look at its little feet and its
Nature Club – October 2016 – Autumn Leaves Read More »
During the first practical work session of the autumn huge pile of brambles were removed from Chalet Wood to assist the bluebells in coming through in the Spring. Several small
First Pratical Work of the Autumn Read More »
A lovely warm day again. We listened to some recorded bird songs we were likely to hear around Jubilee Pond like coot and mallard and were pretty good at guessing
Nature Club – September 2016 – Pond dip and Bird Song Read More »
What do you do on a warm dry August morning? You go hunting minibeasts in the long dry grass! We looked especially for crickets and grasshoppers, the Olympic champion jumpers
Nature Club – August 2016 – Grass Art and Grasshoppers Read More »
Plants were always going to play a big part in the Wren Group’s quest to find 1,000 species within the Wanstead area in 2016. They have not disappointed. The year
Wanstead’s Botanical Bonanza Read More »
Did you know that a woodlouse has 14 legs? And that we used to swallow them live to cure a tummy ache? That’s why some people call them pill bugs.
Nature Club – July 2016 – Woodlice and other minibeasts Read More »
More Citizen Science for our young scientists! We took part in a national survey of earthworms called Earthworm Watch by looking at earthworms on Wanstead Flats and seeing what kind
Nature Club – June 2016 – Earthworm Watch and Minibeast Hunt Read More »
We are pleased to announce the second midsummer bio-blitz on the weekend of 24-26th June. The programme includes leisurely nature walks, children’s activities and more specialist quests for specific creatures