Harmony Woods

Beech Class spent a lovely morning at Harmony Woods on Tuesday. We worked with members of Andover Trees United and Alex, their resident ecologist. We identified native tree and wild flowers. .   We helped collect scientific data by counting the number of different species of plants in different areas. Thank you to Wendy, Alex […]

Ash Tree Stream Exibition

Yesterday Maple Class had their last session for the Ash Tree Stream Project. Unfortunately, we were unable to attend the Chapel Art Studio in person so we were given a virtual tour by James instead. It was great to see our models and photos of our work on display for everyone to see. We could […]

Ash Tree Stream

Maple Class spent most of the day outside enjoying the beautiful setting we have here at Appleshaw. Last year Maple Class started taking part in a project called ‘Ash Tree Stream’ which unfortunately we were unable to complete. James Alridge (an artist) has been leading the project.   We began recapping about the project and […]

Tree felling

Year 3 had an exciting experience yesterday where they enjoyed watching a Beech tree, that they met earlier on in the year, be felled. We braved the cold by wrapping up warm, wore waterproofs and wellies. The children loved being out in the open space of Ufton Park and walking (and falling) in the mud. […]

Ash Tree Stream

Maple class have started a project called the Ash Tree Stream. They will be looking at Ash trees around the area, their importance and the ash die-back disease. They used a range of media and techniques to record their experiences. The children used the morning to explore the outside environment and used a range of […]

Harmony Woods

Yesterday afternoon we went to Harmony Woods to plant the trees that we have been looking after in our nursery bed.   We had to have an early lunch. We walked up the lane to the woods, taking turns to carry our flag. The volunteers from Andover Trees United helped us to plant our trees. […]

Anton Lakes

Yesterday year 1 and 2 visited Anton Lakes Nature reserve to investigate the freshwater habitat and discover what lived there. The visit was led by countryside officers from Test Valley Borough Council and a big thank you goes to them for giving us a really amazing experience. We went to Anton lakes my group found […]