Childsplayabc ~ Nature is our playground

The Sunset Survey from the Bat Conservation Trust runs from April to October. Anyone in the UK can take part, you don’t need any experience or equipment and it only takes an hour and is free and easy to do.All you need to do is download the survey sheet and guide (

You might be surprised to find that corn (also known as maize) is an entirely human invention! Corn plants don’t occur naturally in the wild, they were actually created and cultivated by native farmers in Southern Mexico over 9000 years ago. They took the seeds of a small wild grass called Teosinte and then spent decades selectively breeding and sowing descendent plants from ...

Knapweed is the common name for over 500 species of herbaceous wild flowering plants, that provide essential food, shelter and egg laying spaces for a variety of insects, including butterflies, 

Crystals are everywhere around us, they occur naturally in the environment and are also man made and used in our food and technology. A crystal is a solid structure that forms when the molecules, atoms or ions of a substance are ordered and arranged in a perfect geometric like pattern or lattice. Some are microscopic and invisible to the human eye and others are larger and mo...

Lavender is a wonderfully fragrant and versatile herb that you can easily grow in your garden, indoors in pots or in a window box Not only does it look and smell great it’s also a fantastic plant to grow for pollinators and wildlife thanks to the beautiful, nectar rich flowers it produces.

Lavender is part of the mint family, and just like mint it contains a fra...