Make your own bird cake for the garden. November 9, 2012 Author: Hannah These bird feeders not only attract birds to your garden; they’re also fun for kids to make.
Use this simple bird cake (or ‘fat ball’) recipe as a way of feeding birds throughout the winter when bugs and berries are scarce. What you need (makes several) 5 digestive biscuits1 cup bird seeds or peanutsHalf a pack of lardPine cones (optional)String (optional) 20+ Unique Bird Feeders - The D.I.Y. Dreamer. 20+ Unique Bird Feeders ~ With the arrival of spring, it means lots of birds will be migrating back!
YAY! I want to be prepared for their arrival and by greeting them with gorgeous bird feeders. I put together a special collection of unique bird feeders that I’m sure you’ll all enjoy. Useful Links. First Tunnels - Shop Online For Polytunnels. Surveys. Help OPAL scientists with valuable research, learn new skills, have fun Children taking part in the soil and earthworm survey OPAL is running surveys across England to learn more about the state of our environment, and we’d like everyone to get involved.
The surveys explore the health of our soils, the quality of our air and water, the distribution of invertebrates, the importance of hedges, and the ways in which we affect our climate. We'll provide easy-to-follow survey instructions and all the support you'll need. Your contribution will be important in helping scientists build up a picture of England's natural environment.
Tree health survey - how healthy are the trees in your neighbourhood? Discover more about the trees around you and help scientists learn more about the pests and diseases attacking trees in the UK. Bugs Count - which bugs are living near you? Join in a timed challenge to find as many bugs as you can. Climate survey - how do we affect our weather and climate? News.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/30_05_13_garden_bioblitz.pdf.
BBC Nature - How to do a wildlife survey and be a citizen scientist. 4 October 2013Last updated at 12:44 In the past, bird-watchers and bug-hunters have been frowned upon by academics for just looking at wildlife, rather than studying it in depth.
A naturalist - previously considered an expert - is now defined as "an amateur concerned more with observation than with experiment" by the Oxford English Dictionary. But in the 21st Century, experts are realising the potential of simple observations to provide essential data to help conserve our wildlife. Citizen science is making an impact. The UK-Environmental Observation Framework has recently published a guide to citizen science, which it defines as the "volunteer collection of biodiversity and environmental information which contributes to expanding our knowledge of the natural environment". This all makes it sound very serious but the key to citizen science is enthusiasm on a grand scale.
A "beating sheet" or upturned umbrella can reveal which insects live in a tree. Eco Tech: Bottle House – An open-roofed greenhouse from discarded bottles. Eco Tech: Bottle House – An open-roofed greenhouse from discarded bottles Eco Factor: An open-roofed greenhouse that is crafted completely out of discarded plastic bottles.
Plastic bottles are probably the most abundantly found examples of ill-disposed trash, and with the growing consumption of these bottles across the planet, the problem with plastic waste only seems to be getting trickier. The “Bottle House” crafted by Jasmine Zimmerman is one fine way to make sure that you do not add any more bottles to the landfill, a mountainside or the beaches. The Bottle House is a greenhouse with open roof and is just an artistic design rather than a construction that is set to stand firm. The House is just a symbolic way of promoting recycling among all and it surely drives the point home. The Dark Side: The “Fragile” sign on the Bottle House is no joke, and the structure is indeed very fragile. Via: Inhabitat. Creative and Cool Ways to Reuse Old Stuff. We aren't sure what you do with your old newspapers, bulbs, plastic and glass bottles and many other things?
Here are some really cool and creative ideas of how to reuse them. Ways To Reuse Bottles: Cool and interesting ways to reuse bottles. Here are some more of these - link: 1| 2. Plastic Bottle Lamp: Creation of designer Shelley Spicuzza. Glass Bottle Chandelier: Made from stainless steel and glass bottles, its about sixty cm in length and uses a maximum 40 watt light bulb. RE3.org: 11.2010. Guest Bloggers: Addie Thornton and Danielle Peacock Addie and Danielle are both interns with DENR’s Division of Environmental Assistance and Outreach.
Addie is a senior at N.C. State University, majoring in natural resources with a concentration in policy and administration. Danielle is a 2011 Master of Public Administration candidate at UNC-Chapel Hill. Our first recycling outreach event was at N.C. School Children Make Greenhouse Out Of Recycled Plastic Bottles. If climate change is to be prevented and environmental consciousness is to prevail, then our children must be well educated in sustainability-focused initiatives.
With that in mind, the school children at Mill Lane School in Chinnor, Oxfordshire collected 1,500 plastic bottles over the past 18 months in order to construct a greenhouse. After the year and a half of collecting plastic drink bottles, the pupils nailed them to the wooden greenhouse frame. Once the greenhouse was completed, they made full use of it by planting tomato seeds for the gardening club. It is reported that they’ve grown five feet in just two weeks — so maybe there is something to be said for plastic greenhouses!
Rare pyramidal orchids were also been planted within. The school was also awarded vouchers through the RHS campaign for school gardening in order to buy the materials needed to build the greenhouse frame. Blue Rock Station builds greenhouse out of recycled plastic bottles. Blue Rock Station builds greenhouse out of recycled plastic bottles Eco factor: Greenhouse made out of recycled plastic bottles.
Plastic products have become one of the biggest hazards to the environment today. Throwing plastic waste into the trash after using it is what we do to get rid of it. But how about managing that waste in a creative and useful way? Have a look at the latest project at Blue Rock Station. The north wall was raised by building 55-gallon rain barrels one over another. Dark Side: Even though this green house accommodates the waste that must have spoiled soil or environment in one way or another, but still only making recycled chandeliers and greenhouses is not the perfect solution.
How-To plastic bottle green house build guide !