clover hill primary school our conservation area project 2009

Clover Hill Primary Clover Hill Primary SchoolSchool

Our Our Conservation AreaConservation Area Project 2009Project 2009

The perfect place… The perfect place… BUT….BUT….

It’s bare and dark…It’s bare and dark…

Nothing grows…..Nothing grows…..

The pond has dried up ...The pond has dried up ...

Nothing can live here….Nothing can live here….

Children run through and Children run through and play dropping litter ….play dropping litter ….

There is no wildlife to There is no wildlife to study…study…

What we would like….What we would like….

Our dreams, hopes and Our dreams, hopes and plans for a new plans for a new

Conservation area……Conservation area……

Paving stones around the Paving stones around the pond would keep us safe pond would keep us safe

Gravel around the pond Gravel around the pond would keep the area drywould keep the area dry

A fence for wildlife A fence for wildlife protection and privacyprotection and privacy

We could make feeders We could make feeders to attract birdsto attract birds

We could make boxes to We could make boxes to encourage nestingencourage nesting

Log seating would be Log seating would be idealideal

Homes for small animals Homes for small animals and insects would be and insects would be

perfectperfect

We made our own We made our own Eco-CodeEco-Code

to follow at school and to follow at school and at homeat home

WE WILL…..WE WILL…..WE WILL…..WE WILL…..WE WILL……WE WILL……

EExpect to use only energy efficient lightbulbsxpect to use only energy efficient lightbulbsNNever leave taps runningever leave taps runningVVery deep baths use more energy than a quick showerery deep baths use more energy than a quick showerIInstead of using the car, walk or cycle to schoolnstead of using the car, walk or cycle to schoolRRecycle your rubbishecycle your rubbishOOnly use what you neednly use what you need

NNever drop litterever drop litter

MMake our own compost from fruit and vegetable wasteake our own compost from fruit and vegetable waste

EEat healthy foodsat healthy foods

NNever leave lights on in empty roomsever leave lights on in empty rooms

TTeach our friends and families to look after our each our friends and families to look after our environmentenvironment

It’sIt’s youryour

EnvironmentEnvironmentSo …. look after it!So …. look after it!