Nursery class embark on a John Muir Award February 2008

The nursery will be exploring their special nature walk.

Puggy Line Leaflet February 2008

Some of our P7 pupils with their newly completed Puggy Line leaflet. This leaflet is a guide for one of Explore Abernethy's trails. The pupils did a lot of research on water voles as the project focused on water vole conservation.

The crested tit appears on our school badge. To find out more about the crested tit click here

The school is set in woodland, on the edge of the RSPB Abernethy Forest Nature Reserve.

We have excellent playing fields that attract a wide range of wildlife. The school has set aside an area dedicated to wildlife, that includes a pond. The school has erected a number of bird boxes and to date the following birds have nested in the grounds:

blue tit, great tit, house martin, swallow, starling, jackdaw, song thrush and tawny owl.

Blue tits occupied the birdcam box again this June. Eight eggs were laid and six hatched. Over a weekend five of the chicks vanished from the box. They had not fully fledged. The sixth chick died in the nest.

SCHOOL BIRDLIST

The following birds have been seen in the school grounds. They were spotted by pupils and teachers. Either during environmental projects or just in the passing.

Crested tit            Bluetit            Coaltit            Great tit            Long-tailed tit

Sparrow               Hedge sparrow        Jackdaw            Crow            Rook    Hooded crow

House martin            Swallow        Sand martin        Buzzard            Tawny owl    Greater Spotted woodpecker

Chaffinch            Goldfinch        Siskin        Greenfinch        Bullfinch        Blackcap   

Redstart               Black headed gull        Oystercatcher             Mallard       Capercaillie

Mandarin duck    Goldeneye        Wren       Blackbird       Song thrush        Mistle thrush   

Robin  Willow warbler    Pied wagtail        Starling        Collared dove       Wood pigeon  Yellowhammer

To find out more about five of our regular visitors to the school grounds click on the links below: