As part of The Lexicon’s Little Things Count campaign which ran in the town centre during May half term, Winkfield St Mary’s CofE Primary School, grabbed the chance for its children to create their own biodiverse space at the school.

To make this happen, nature specialists Little Muddy Boots visited the school on Monday, July 8 2024, to teach the children all about biodiversity, before engaging in some practical activity.

Sue Boor, the head of marketing at The Lexicon says: “Our Little Things Count campaign was a huge success, with hundreds of children being encouraged to explore and appreciate nature in a hands-on way.

“We are pleased to be able to enable Winkfield St Mary’s Primary School to create its own educational biodiversity space.”

All the borough’s primary schools were invited to apply for the workshop event at the same time, with the first to respond being selected for the activity.

Winkfield St Mary’s Primary School was proud to be chosen as the school to take part in such an exciting activity, and get get the chance to promote biodiversity. 

Sustainability and the push to make our planet as green as possible has never been as important as it is now, and the pupils at Winkfield St Mary’s Primary School have really done their bit through this venture.

Rachel Tomkins, headteacher at Winkfield St Mary’s CofE Primary School says:  “Year 4 had a really exciting morning creating a biodiversity area out in the school grounds. With help from Hannah and Karen from Little Muddy Boots, they were able to construct two wooden planters and produce an enormous bug hotel.

“The children were able to show off their careful drilling and teamwork skills as they built the planters. They then selected a range of different plants to put into them and spent some time watering them.

“Additionally, the children each had a small pot to fill with sticks, leaves, soil and pine cones. These were then inserted into the bug hotel, creating the start of a fantastic home for all of the minibeasts. What a fantastic outdoor learning opportunity!”

Hannah Brewer, founder at Little Muddy Boots says: "We have loved working with The Lexicon and local families and schools teaching them about biodiversity. We taught more than 400 children during half term all about helping local wildlife.

“Visiting Winkfield Primary school and creating a garden space where nature can thrive at their school and where children can learn in a positive outdoor space has been the icing on the cake to an amazing project and collaboration.”