WILDLIFE GARDEN

National Tree Week

Marion and Annie came to talk to us about trees and leaves to celebrate National Tree Week

 

 

 

 

 

2016 Wildlife Park

October

Thank you to Bina for helping the children of Creggs NS to plant a Rowan tree in the Wild Life Park as part of our celebrations for Tree Day/Lá na gCrann.

A Beautiful new information board for the Wildlife park. 

June

 Beautiful new furniture for the wildlife park made from recyclable materials.

 



Thanks to Tom for making the new wishing well as a feature for the wildlife park.



May

Annie and Vera from Knockvicar organic centre in Boyle helped construct a living willow structure in the shape of a Dome/Beehive  in the Wild Life Park. It has wheelchair access too so that all the Sunshine children can enjoy this new feature in the park. 

April

The Spring bulbs we sowed on Tree Day in October grew beautifully.  The wild life park is looking lovely for Spring. 

Wildlife Park

Adjacent to the school, the wildlife park is a wonderful asset for the pupils & teachers. We can walk down there safely and we have been planting and taling care of it for a good number of years now. it consists of a wetland area where lots of yellow flag irises, silver birch trees and alder trees grow: This area is on the opposite side of the lovely river called the Derryhippo river that runs through the wildlife park. The Derryhippo river is a tributary of the river Suck which in turn is a tributory of the River Shannon, Ireland's longest river. The river has a beautiful stone arch bridge over it and under this bridge live some Daubenton's bats. Traces of other life have been found as well by our local widlife ranger. Recently we had an interesting visit from two members of the Fisheries Board and having taken samples of the river we were all introgues by all the wonderful signs of healthy insect life evident in the samples.

   

Tree Day

Tree Day is on Thursday 8th October this year we are planting a Birch Tree in the Wildlife Park.  The birch is a native Irish tree.  The leaves are good providers of seasonal colour, green for most of the year with a vibrant flush of yellow colour before shedding in late Autumn.  The flower of the birch is a catkin this dangling cylindrical bloom is followed by winged seeds. 

Busy Bees.........