Thanks to the Wildlife Trust who came to work with our Y5 children yesterday.  This is a list of some of the jobs they did!

• pruned back some of the overhanging branches

• raked up fallen leaves and cut grass

• established a compost bin for leaves and grass

• made a habitat pile at the back of the pond for brash and vegetation from the pond

• removed 3/4 of the flag iris roots creating open water for dipping

• removed as much brown vegetation from the pond as possible

• made a small habitat pile near the existing mini-beast palette

• drew decorated letters spelling WIRKSWORTH JUNIOR on individual rounds of wood (ready to be attached to the fence next week)

• cleaned moss from the flagstones

• pulled out/chopped off encroaching ivy

• pulled any nettles and brambles we found

• did a little pond dipping – we found two frogs, a dragonfly nymph and a few beetles and snails