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Nursery - 22/05/2024

The Big Seed Sow at Forest School

EYFS pupils joined the RHS Big Seed Sow, planting wildflowers to attract wildlife in Forest School.

At the start of May, Early Years pupils took part in the Royal Horticultural Society’s initiative ‘The Big Seed Sow’, where schools, allotments, community groups and gardeners across the country planted a selection of wildflower seeds over a two-week period.

In their Forest School sessions, pupils learnt about the importance of pollinators, and everyone lent a hand to plant some seeds to encourage more wildlife to visit Forest School. We planted a mixture of native species as recommended by the RHS in plant pots in our wildflower garden and even in home-made satsuma skin pots!

Everyone will watch and tend them carefully over the next few weeks – waiting first for them to germinate, grow shoots and then flower.

Written by Sally Brown, Reception Teacher and Head of Outdoor Learning 

Child playing in a wooded area.
Children exploring soil in raincoats
Two children digging in a garden area.
Children playing in a wooded area.
Child in raincoat holding a small object.
Three children holding small plant pots
Orange slices drying on a wooden rack.
Young child planting seeds in garden soil.
Child digging in garden soil.
Child examining small creature outdoors
Child playing in the dirt with a watering can.
Two children playing with sticks outside.