|
|
|
|
On May on May 13th & 14th #AWSInCommunities helped with the creation of a Stepping Stone Pond in Castaheaney ETNS.
Did you know ponds host more biodiversity than rivers and lakes, particularly macroinvertebrates and less common species. Stepping Stone Ponds are shallow bodies of water that gently slope from the edge towards a small central well that is not more that 80cm deep. They are created to provide a home for our native wildlife and that is why they slope gently into the centre. If any creature enters the water it will be easily able to climb back out on to dry land. The pond site incorporates a rain harvesting element to keep the pond topped up and to help to reduce pressure on local water drainage systems. |
We were lucky enough to plant a hedgerow near the entrance to our school as part of Coill na nÓg we now have many native Irish speccies of tree growing there. Can you name any?
|
|
Craig Benton from Composting for Schools Ireland helped us set up our wormery.
A huge thanks to Craig for sharing all his knowledge and expertise. Thanks also to Fiona for the fab artwork she created on the outside of the wormery box and to Berni for all of his help and support. Finally, a massive thanks to Pauline from the PTA (and her daughter Sadie) for being on hand this afternoon to help Craig with the wormery set-up. |
We were selected to become one of the 16 schools involved in The Weather Stations for Schools project, with one of the first automatic weather stations installed in our school. This project in association with Fingal County Council.
The automatic weather station produces real time information about rainfall, temperature, wind speed and wind direction in our area. Kevin Vallely who heads the project installed the station supported by Donal and our Green Schools Committee. You can see the information from our weather station by clicking here https://wow.met.ie/stations/202205247inhz4s5fee63pqxyyb96sp8ho |
|
|
The Green-Schools Biodiversity Team marked National Biodiversity Week 2021 by planting trees. Look at some of the species we planted below.
|
