This week I have mostly been building the bird hide at Herringthorpe Junior school. With plenty of help from the Y4s, all the cedar shingles were nailed on by Thursday. We also had a chance to rummage in the pond. Even though it's only been full of water since November, we found tadpoles (thousands!) water boatmen, whirligig beetles, diving beetle larvae and bloodworms. These are wooden tiles imported from Canada, which are nailed on to the frame. I have used black recycled plastic to create the rest of the frame and the windows. These are at different heights to cater for the different age groups in the school. I've built a letterbox into the door, so children can write letters to the birds and animals, and I've attached a periscope so the meadow roof can be viewed from inside. A quiet weekend to recover from sun burn (in March!) before getting stuck into a Wildlife area at Southey Green Learning Community in Sheffield.