Blooming Marvellous at Linton School
The pupils and staff at Linton School, Freckleton, have been immersed in changing a space of land from an unsightly, rotten pergola and decking to a pretty, encouraging biodiversity, natural habitats sensory wellbeing garden.
To make the ground level, digging began and approximately 250 bricks, plastic, old tarpaulin and rubbish was removed before adding 3 ton of top soil. The pupils worked well as a team and many learning opportunities were had. The pupils showed resilience and care for nature and gave a sense of pride on completion.
This is a space for nurture, peace and a place of reflection to support pupils with personal challenges. The process has taken a couple of months through many weather challenges and the pupils are very proud of the space they have created.
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Alongside this, we have been learning about the characteristics of trees and bark, we contacted the Woodland Trust and they kindly donated 250 saplings. The pupils were able to identify the trees and plant them according to instructions. The pupils have nurtured, watered and kept on top of composition.
If we were lucky to be successful in the Blooming Marvellous competition, we would use the prize money to continue our sustainable development at Linton School.
