Recently with the help of Rock UK, Hutton Primary School created a bug hotel using natural materials found around the school.  This was done on a very rainy day in the school grounds.  Before they built the bug hotel they investigated what bugs already lived around the school. Slugs, beetles and centipedes were all popular finds. They planned layers of rocks,leaves,sticks paper,cardboard and bits of logs to accommodate the bugs they found and those they wanted to attract.  The pupils kitted themselves up in waterproofs and wellies and then collected the materials needed.  They finished soaked just before the end of the day.  The reason they built a bug hotel was to increase biodiversity as part of their eco-schools work and their 3rd green flag.  Pupils had been learning about biodiversity and how having lots of small bugs and beasties helps bigger animals in the food web.