Planted hedging plants from the Woodland Trust Today in school!

Hi all,

we planted our hedgerow pack today in school.  We had received our hedgerow pack from the Woodland Trust last week. 

The hedgerow pack containing 30 plants of the following species:

•6 of each - Hawthorn, Hazel, Holly, Dog rose, Dogwood.

•The trees can be planted as a traditional hedgerow and provide an excellent habitat for wildlife.

•A mixture of species within a native hedgerow is an excellent habitat for small birds and mammals too.

Here is a weblink for the Woodland Trust  - it has a short video on it which explains the benefits of trees and hedges to us, wildlife and our environment.

http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/more-trees-more-good/Pages/campaign.aspx

Also this week  - Lucie and Becky took part in the Youth Speak 2011 Competition.  They presented their speech in front of their class and Mrs Waters from Coleraine Borough Council on the topic of Love food Hate Waste!  They were really excellent and both girls had devoted a lot of time into researching this topic as their speeches were full of interesting facts that made all of us think twice about portion sizes and reducing our waste of all descriptions.

Well done Lucie and Becky for participating!

Will update next week!