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This is the cosy log circle where the group will chat about their findings

"Deep sleeps the Winter, Cold, wet and grey; Surely all the world is dead; Spring is far away. Wait! the world shall waken; It is not dead, for lo, The Fair Maids of February Stand in the snow!"....a poem looked up in one of the (ahem) grown-up books tucked in my collection - A Flower Fairies Treasury - after a cycle on route 76 which was awash with snowdrops. It was a slow cycle as I kept stopping to look underneath the flowers, having learnt a few years ago that the underside of snowdrops is even prettier than their nodding heads. What else could I learn about them after seeing so many? They're non-native, which surprises me as they are such an intrinsic part of the season for me. Their Latin name means milk flower. And an alkaloid in the bulb has been approved for the management of dementia in over 70 countries, including the UK. With these clever little flowers calling out that Spring is on its way, joined by the warmer air, and birds belting our their territory songs, I couldn't help but feel a bit sad that I've come to the end of my John Muir Award and the time needed in my wild place for Discovery level; there's going to be so much to see and record and learn about over the next few weeks as the season changes. But, there are more Award levels to do, so all I need is a new idea of how to spend time exploring, sharing and conserving. Maybe, like my snowdrops, I'll find inspiration from a different angle... :)

The group went out their local woodland to look for birds using id sheets and binoculars. while also learning about some interesting bird calls. They were able to id these correctly while also creating some of their own. After thoroughly leaning about birds the groups went back to school and made some amazing bird nature art in their school grounds - recreating some of the birds they had spotted that day

Planting Seeds :)

the ground elder sqaud

At the gardens we were orgaiseing the stones for the path

We are looking at the boats and the sea and the birds.