The weather was perfect today for dragon fly spotting. The very lovely Class 1 children from St James school in Chipping Campden were a very enthusiastic group, which made my job all the more fun. After the health and safety talk we decided to do a short walk to the pond, where the children found some great pond creatures. Our aim was to find the dragon fly nymphs lurking in the water, of which there were many. One girl found a really big newt and a boy found the first water scorpion of the pond dipping year. It was all very exciting and clear to me that the children were used to handling minibeasts as they asked to hold them. 

At the point of the weather being too hot, we went into the shade of the wood and saw the habitats of the farm chickens and pigs. The children had lots of great pig questions. After lunch we went back into the shade of the trees. Some of the children picked up cones and stuck feathers into them. A simple but very effective idea. 

 

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