This month, I'm teaching at Yarrow Valley Park,
Chorley. The aim is to promote the importance of trees in the environment as well as developing social interaction and communication skills.
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This week the learners were challenged to create art from natural materials and leave them as gifts for other visitors. One learner made a window of twigs and used it to frame the beautiful shapes of baby oak leaves and the contrasting shape and colours of ivy.
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Another
learner created a sculpture which doubles up as a home for mini beasts.
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Above is another design which we hope will attract centipedes and beetles etc.
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Someone else was also intrigued with ivy growing on the trees and framed it. Do you love or loathe ivy? Yes, it is a parasitic and can damage trees. But when I note just how many birds depend on its berries to see them over the lean winter months when very little other food is available, I think it can't be all bad.
5 comments:
'The importance of trees in the environment'? - I hope some of your learners were from the council!
That looks like a wonderful day to spend the day :)
Sounds like a great course to be involved with. I love the idea of sculptures doubling up as homes for mini-beasts...
I love ivy - birds nest in it, eat its berries - and it rarely kills the tree, just covers it with pretty leaves.
Fascinating! Have just come back from Scotland where we loved the ancient Caledonian pine forest.
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