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Our Nature Log : Aug 2009

Insects

Greenfly, Small white butterfly (also called Cabbage White), Peacock butterfly, Tortoiseshell butterfly, Ground beetle, Earwig, Woodlouse, Wasp, Bumble bee, Blue bottle, Ladybird, Spiders (small ones)

Animals

Red squirrel (in the big beech trees), Blackbird (the males are black and the females are brown), Rabbits, Collared doves (and 2 dead ones), Hedgehog, Wren, Thrush, Jackdaws, Bats (too dark to tell what type)

Plants

Rosebay willow herb, Broad leaved willow herb, Stinging nettles (caterpillars like these), Brambles, Goosegrass (this has lots of names like Sticky Willy, Sailors’ Buttons), Bush vetch, Hedge woundwort (used in the olden days to stop bleeding), Pink campion, Cotton thistle, Horse Chestnut, Sycamore , Wild cherry tree, Beech trees, Holly, Buddleia

Lots of different types of grass

Here are some pictures we took of the things we have seen. Click on a photo to enlarge...

       
 
 
 
 
 

Kids Project Gallery

We have been keeping a list of all the plants and animals we have seen on the nature reserve at the top of Bainbridge Lane. It is a small patch of ground where the site hut used to be when the houses were built.  Although there are lots of houses around it, it has become wild and there are lots and lots of different animals and plants

We have made lists of insects, animals and plants. We have used books that help you work out what the thing is. We have books on flowers and trees, insects and animals and the grown ups have helped us work out what they are. We have also looked up things on the internet. You have to stay still and quiet to see the animals and birds. You have to be careful where you tread otherwise you can trample little plants