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On Saturday evening, a group of eager children, torches in
hand set off on an evening adventure led by Beccy. Straightaway we saw a pair
of fox cubs playing in the horse’s field, which is something we don’t usually
see during our afternoon sessions.
Then we followed a picture trail as we made
our way to the Hide and once inside we had a look to see which birds were out
on the lake. We saw Canada Geese, Mallards, a Lapwing and Coots and drew
pictures of them to take home.
As the sun began to set across the lake, we left
the hide and walked to the Minibeast Meadow to check and see whether any moths
had landed on the moth blanket which we had set up.
The light from the moth
lamp shone brightly in the corner of the meadow, but
sadly no moths could be seen, however the midges were out in full force. We did
find a toad, a newt and plenty of little insects hiding under the logs in the
meadow.
As darkness fell, we switched on our torches and walked back to the
classroom and as luck would have it, we saw a number of moths on the way back
as well as a bat flitting around above our heads.
It was a magical evening and
allowed us the privilege of seeing the reserve and some of its inhabitants at
night time.
Adele - Sandwell Swans
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