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Last post 21-03-2009 11:59 PM by Lisa MTT. 9 replies.

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  • 21/09/2008 02:56 PM
    • Hosta
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    Am trying to plan a wildlife garden for a nursery school. Children aged 3-4yrs

    Would appreciate any advice and suggestions. It is a fairly big area so want to do loads of  planting to attract wildlife.

    Any suggestions for plants that are going to be suitable to for the kids as well as the wildlife ?

    ThanksSmile
  • 22/09/2008 09:05 AM
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    • sue1002
    • Ipswich, Suffolk
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     Hi Hosta, there is some info on wildlife gardening with children that will be of interest to you

    http://www.wildchicken.com/nature/garden/wild000_wildlife_gardening_for_children.htm

    sue1002
  • 22/09/2008 12:10 PM
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    • Hosta
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    Thank you, I will go have a look Smile
  • 22/09/2008 03:43 PM
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    Thanks Sue1002

    Really good link.  Am going to print it out and show it to our Eco committee.

    Hosta Smile
  • 13/10/2008 01:43 PM
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    Great link - I also have a garden club at school and our nursery has pots planted up but nothing else as yet!

    Clematis
  • 13/10/2008 04:16 PM
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    Avoid large, predatory wildlife like leopards and tigers, especially with young children about. Oh, we've all laughed at Albert and the Lion, but there's a real tragedy there.

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    Ow! My most of me!
  • 14/10/2008 09:06 AM
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    • Hosta
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    Ha Ha Ha, I better cancel those Hyenas then and stop reading the story about the Tiger Who Came To Tea to the kids !!   They will be disappointed, but you are right - best not encourage that kind of wildlife Wink
  • 22/01/2009 02:00 PM
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    • Hosta
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    Have registered our school with the woodland trust to get free trees  Smile

     http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/hedge/

    Have 10 Cherry,10 Rowan and 10 Birch being delivered beginning of March Surprise


     

     
  • 21/03/2009 12:18 PM
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    I registered too but as we're about to have a new build hope they don't arrive for a whileSmile

    Clematis
  • 21/03/2009 11:59 PM
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    • Lisa MTT
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    I'm currently helping a primary school to sort out various patches of their grounds for veg & wildlife as part of their Eco Schools awards.

    Buglife have lots of advice and suggestions for child-friendly wildlife gardening http://www.buglife.org.uk/getinvolved/gardening/gardencreepycrawlies.htm ... and this site is full of nice ideas and useful advice too http://www.thewildlifegarden.co.uk/wildlife_gardening/plants/plants.htm

    I can also highly recommend Emorsgate for suitable mixes of seeds for meadows, hedges, grasslands, etc. http://www.wildseed.co.uk/mixtures

     Good luck with the little ones :-)

    "Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is." H Jackson Browne