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Bird Boxes with Heather Hamilton

Heather Hamilton from the Highland Perthshire Community Land Trust has been working with us to fix, build and paint birdboxes.

Normally we would be out with Heather planting trees at Dun Collich but we can’t do that this year. Instead Heather offered to come in and support the team by making some bird boxes.

P7 had their first session with her this week, it is Mr Liney’s class next week and Mr Poole’s GME class the following one so keep checking back for more photos!

Thanks very much Heather, it was great to see you and we all enjoyed sanding, drilling, hammering, sawing and painting. The birds will be happy too.

 

We’ve done lots of maintenance to keep the space wild and accessible

Our 3 classes have worked steadily across 2 terms of school to create a natural space that is accessible and wild.

  • We’ve removed over 200 tree tubes, stakes and zip ties
  • Lopped head high branches to create a safe walking and running corridor
  • Removed ash die back in an attempt to stem is spread locally
  • Used the materials from our maintenance work to create a den building space
  • Done an intensive litter pick to keep the wildlife safe
  • Used donated tree rounds to install a seating area for classes