After the cold of Winter the ecology area at Penryn College needed a good clear out.  With plans to develop the pond (full of frog spawn at the moment so no chance of doing it now) we needed to pollard and copice some of the trees, tidy the litter and create log piles for the wildlife.

Some of the students then learnt the art of creating fires using on flints and cotton wool to clear some of the wood from the trees.  Next month we plan to cut out a path so that its easier for all students to access the area and get to the pond.

During the months of May and June, several members of the Science department staff were working hard to clear the overgrown pond in the wildlife area in Fearnhill School.  Inside the wildlife area started as a mass of brambles and ivy, which were smothering the other plant species, including some water irises that were found in what remained of the old pond.

The first task was to clear the brambles and ivy (a prickly job!) before several 6th form volunteers came to help dispose of the many layers of plastic and carpet that had lined the previous pond.   This was no easy task due to the hot weather and the sheer amount of debris that needed to be moved. During this stage, …

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