South Wonston Primary School Together, we will nurture, inspire, challenge and achieve
Learning about trees
Suzi from the 'Learning through Landscapes’ team visited us and spoke to the children in assembly about the importance of trees in our environment. We looked at the wide range of species found around the world and in the UK and identified some of these from their leaves. Trees provide habitat and food for birds and other animals; absorb harmful gases from the air; and release oxygen. One tree can supply a day's supply of oxygen for four people!
Suzi then worked with Chaffinches and Kestrels in our school grounds to calculate the age of some of our trees. We did this by measuring the height and girth of the tree and using these to calculate the age. We found the trees were about 40 years old so were probably planted just after the school built.
Following on from her visit the school will receive some tree saplings from The Woodland Trust to continue to develop our grounds.
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Contact Details
- South Wonston Primary School,
- Downs Road, South Wonston, Winchester,
- Hampshire, SO21 3EH
- adminoffice@southwonston.hants.sch.uk
- 01962 881311 or 882506
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