Nature Club

Images: GJ – Retrieving a ph strip. Studying pond dip finds. We followed up the Clean Water Survey we did on our two ponds in March when we tested for […]

Images: GJ – Jubilee Pond pigeons. Drawing pigeons. Today we took a closer look at a very familiar bird: the pigeon! We looked a two bird’s eggs to compare their

Image: GJ – Holding up nitrate test tube. We did a scientific test on the water quality of the two ponds we know well, Jubilee Pond and Cat and Dog

HEDGEHOGS Hedgehog expert Barry Chapman told us loads of facts about hedgehogs and how we can help them to survive. There are some on Wanstead Flats and if we ever

SQUIRRELS & WINTER TREASURE HUNT Squirrels collect nuts like acorns in the Autumn when there are lots about and they bury them in the ground so that they can find

ROBINS AND TREE DECORATIONS Seven children today for our seasonal celebration. First we visited the birds on Jubilee Pond and took them some presents in the shape of peanuts, fresh

SEPTEMBER: THERE BE DRAGONS! A fine morning, great for dragonflies ! Eleven children today. We made some fantastic model dragonflies, some with sycamore seedcases for wings and plantain heads for

AUGUST: INSECT HOTELS Where do insects go in the winter? There are lots of bees and wasps and ladybirds and other insects buzzing about now it is summer but when

JULY: POND-DIP & BUTTERFLIES Eight children today and a special visitor, Minakshi, and a lovely new helper, Charlotte. The sun was shining and there were hundreds of little brown butterflies

JUNE: BIRDS & BUGS We had 7 children (Holly, Menuo and Ruduo, Nils, Ruby, Clementine and Anya the vicar’s daughter). Jane and Tim were there and two mums stayed too.