wildlife in abundance

Dragonflies start to come out in late May and I had organised a walk to see how many were around on Cuerden valley Park. I had a short presentation so folk could know what to look for and then set off down the Meadow Path. Turning left after the wooden bridge ( Link Bridge) we scanned the River Lostock in several spots What a wonderful display. A few Banded Demoiselles on the river, but several more in the grasses at the edge. There were also some Large Red damselflies. We paused at the new Dipping Platform and were delighted here as well. Despite several doomsayers predictions of little pond life being left after we cleared out the ditch, we had a plethora of creatures. Large Red, Azure, Blue-Tailed damzelflies and some more Banded Demoiselles were noted with pleasure there. Photos by Alan Graves are of Banded Demoiselle and Blue-Tailed.

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During Half Term week we organised a Wildlife Week on Cuerden. Monday was "Discovering Wildlife" We had some doing crafty stuff making dragonflies, others trying puzzles or guessing which skull belongs to which animal, or which feather belongs to which bird.. We also had some owl pellets for the kids to open out to see what Mr Barnie had for breakfast.

            

    

It was a busy week with finding critters that lived in the river, catching bugs in the meadow and making a Heron nest. The week involved great teamwork between staff and volunteers from Cuerden VP

 

I certainly enjoyed sharing all the wildlife experiences with the children and feedback would suggest they all enjoyed it too, One response said "It was well good"