Great News

Kymba · #1 (**permalink**) 04-07-2008, 08:46 PM

The school have asked me to do a wildlife after school club (paid) once a week (to start with) from september

I have arrived at last

I am also doing some more Wildlife activity days during the summer holidays.

I have also arranged with the local youth club leader to have him and about 10 teenagers ( 15 to 19 yr olds) one evening a week (5 to 8 pm) for 6 weeks (min)come and help me clear the over grown brambles and make pathways through the woods to enable the children to use the whole of the woods. they are also going to clear the area for my classroom. Then to do regular stints maintaing these areas.
They also asked if it would they could camp out there for a night with me and a teacher ( if one will agree) and do a survey on what nightlife there is in our woods and school grounds.
It also looks like we are also going to become a release sight for Hedgehogs as well as we have proved that there are already Hedgehogs living in the gardens beside the school

ellen h · #2 (**permalink**) 04-07-2008, 08:50 PM

Sounds good Kymba,wish they had had that sort of thing happening when I was at school!!
Ellen

ron1863 · #3 (**permalink**) 04-07-2008, 09:16 PM

Sounds really interesting. Good Luck with the project and I hope all your students behave

Gill Catton · #4 (**permalink**) 04-07-2008, 10:17 PM

Does sound brilliant well done!!!
Two thoughts - if you can get a local bat worker involved with the night time stuff I reckon that would be brilliant - if its amazing as an adult to be shown the whole other world that is bats echolocating it must be way better for kids - plus its one of those groups that kids can get influenced by the media and indeed paarents into thik are horrible.....

2nd thought. Its great that Hedgehogs are living there already it shows that the habitats are good for them but make sure that more each addition that you increase the value if the habitat so you don't end up with over crowing - log piles to provide homes etc. Oh and don't clear too much bramble I bet they hedgies love the berries come late summer!

Kymba · #5 (**permalink**) 04-07-2008, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Gill Catton

2nd thought. Its great that Hedgehogs are living there already it shows that the habitats are good for them but make sure that more each addition that you increase the value if the habitat so you don't end up with over crowing - log piles to provide homes etc. Oh and don't clear too much bramble I bet they hedgies love the berries come late summer!

The year six in september have to build an outdoor shelter of some sort as part of their curriculem for one of the subjects so the teacher asked me for ideas and they are going to design and build Hedgehog homes and also bird and bat boxes.
As for bramble no we wont be removing them all.. but the whole woods are over run with them as the woods have been untouched or managed for last 10/12 years 90% of ground cover is brambles...lots will be cleared... but one area of the woods back to managable amounts.. but one area of the woods is going to be left completely untouched..

deer boy · #6 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 12:15 AM

Congratulations Kymba sounds fun, hope all goes well

djackso · #7 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 07:51 AM

Sounds like fantastic fun......oh to be young again

demicav · #8 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 08:45 AM

That's brilliant Kymba. All your hard work has really paid off, I'm so happy for you.

tufftie · #9 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 08:51 AM

Great news Kymba - it's always a real feel good factor when hard work pays off

Good news about the Hedgehogs too

Jez · #10 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 01:41 PM

Congrats from me too Kym!

It's so rewarding in the work place, when you actually enjoy what your doing! New projects & new victory's to be gained & to inspire the next generations in the interests of wildlife, that's so refreshing!!!

Very well done!

Earth Hart · #11 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 01:49 PM

Kymba m'deer, that's wonderful news! Congratulations

All the best with it. If you ever need a yarnweaver, let me know, I've got my CRB

Jez · #12 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 02:00 PM

That would be good, Not every day does Gandalf The White drop by!

vole-woman · #13 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 02:53 PM

Superb. Bringing the next generation in to help care about the planet is so important.

Kayleigh · #14 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 03:04 PM

Well done from me too.
I don't know about moths and woods but maybe you could do some sort of trap. There are lots on here who would advise you on that.

Jez · #15 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 03:04 PM

Very well said vole-woman

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Originally Posted by vole-woman

Superb. Bringing the next generation in to help care about the planet is so important.

galanthus · #16 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 04:07 PM

Fab news, well done you

I love the idea that natural history passion gets passed down to smaller people, very worthwhile.

big bill · #17 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 04:20 PM

Congratulations and well done Kymba you deserve it

Ida · #18 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 04:31 PM

That is good news. I used to help run an after-school nature club at a primary school, and really enjoyed it. I think kids in that age group often have an interest in wildlife - I seem to remember pond dipping always went down a treat!

I think it's fantastic that you've managed to get teenagers on board too, as I know they can be a much harder age group to enthuse. Their camping idea sounds like great fun!