Nether Mains Primary School wildlife garden project
Nether Mains Primary School, Bullock Crescent, Denny, FK6 5AR
The site
Nether Mains primary school has been unable to develop a wildlife garden in its grounds for many years because of vandalism problems at the site. Recently, they have been able to have the school grounds fenced off and so are now in a position to be able to develop them to create an outdoor teaching resource. The environment is a key component of the new curriculum for excellence within primary schools and so it is important that pupils have access to outdoor areas for learning about the environment. The wildlife garden will help the school to become an effective eco-school.
The project
Lots of work has been done at Nether Mains in 2008 and 2009 to create a series of raised beds and two plastic bottle greenhouses. Vegetables and plants will be grown in the beds and in the greenhouses by the pupils of the school. We would now like to add a living willow structure which will be made up of an igloo type central area with a series of tunnels linking to this. The fruits of the project will be highly valued by pupils and staff at the school.
