Cuddington Croft pupils visit the Conservation Area

On Thursday 23 June, two groups of 33 year 6 pupils from Cuddington Croft visited our Conservation Area to take part in a range of activities. They participated in a 'String Safari' where they sampled plants and collected insects, went pond dipping and investigated whether different insects were attracted to different colour discs and compared how acute their eyesight was compared with a hawk!

The pupils particularly enjoyed collecting insects using a pooter and pond dipping. One little boy was very excited when he captured a newt and there were plenty of baby frogs in the pond. All animals were of course returned without harm!

The pupils said how much they enjoyed the morning and their teachers hoped that they might bring pupils again next year. I would like to say a big thank you to all the staff who helped and our year 12 students who made the activities such a success.

B Smale