New wildlife area and environmental education resource
We are thrilled to share the exciting news that work to restore our school pond and provide a valuable wildlife habitat is almost complete.
This project has been the result of a great team effort. We extend our gratitude to Amy Wardman for her invaluable landscape advice and beautifully drawn plans which enabled us to receive grant funding for this project from Sussex Lund, a collaboration between the High Weald AONB Partnership and the Lund Trust, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.
Of course, none of the actual work would have taken place without the amazing team from Living Forest who have cleared the site, erected secure fencing, dug out and lined the pond as well as installed a new dipping platform for the children to use when investigating pond life. This work has been particularly difficult because of the extremely wet weather so we truly appreciate the efforts of the Living Forest team who have had to work in these challenging conditions.
While the current state of the site may resemble a mud bath, we invite you to imagine the final result! Once ground conditions improve, paths will be installed to allow easy access for all, oxygenating plants will breathe fresh life into the pond, and native marginal plants will line its edges. Pupils from the Green Team will be sowing a wildflower meadow and they have already been active in carrying out tree planting and bird box construction.
(Check out the Green Team news and gallery section of the website for more detailed information and photographs of the progress of this project.)
https://www.colliers-green.kent.sch.uk/gallery/?pid=195&gcatid=24&albumid=1218
We are now looking forward to the completion of this project. This area will serve as a living classroom, providing countless opportunities for hands-on learning and hopefully inspire our children to look after the natural world. We sincerely thank everyone who has contributed to this work.
