Some things to do when visitng Firs Farm over the coming weeks – remember to keep your distance from others.
Things to look out for : Frogs spawn. ducks, coots (they have the white mark on their faces), moor hens (red mark) , canada geese, woodpeckers, goldfinches coal tits. and much much more. Well it is spring 🙂
Things to do:
- The wetlands trail
- Woodland trail and….. why not try the following:
- Sky watching in Spring
- Mini beasts under logs
- Bark Rubbing
- FF Pond Dipping recording sheet
Look out for the interpretation boards for more information including some on the birds and trees you can find in Firs Farm, or how to pond dip, what to feed our ducks with etc. .
Huge thanks you to our local Ecologist, Caroline for preparing these for us.
Hot of the press from the Woodland Trust who are fantastic for their resources. Why not try some of the following with the family:
FF 001-ID First Signs of Spring
FF 002-Game -Spring- Match Seeds to Trees
Take a look in Firs Farm at the notice board by the pond for more pond dipping adventures. Get the children to bring some chalk with the m to draw what they have seen pond the chalk board too. 🙂
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/03/nature-detectives/
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/03/kids-nature-activities-self-isolation/