Here we have worked with the local country park who kindly supplied oak and Ash planking to clad the outside of the classroom. The irregular edge of these planks creates gaps allowing birds and invertebrates to use the wall cavity for nesting/hibernation.

We added sheep's wool and other nesting materials to further encourage animals to use this space and create a valuable habitat.

The living roof has a mix of chalk downland species and grasses planted in our own substrate mix of crushed ceramics (see sustainable materials) and green waste compost. We followed the build with an assembly to show the kids why we chose the materials and why it is so cool to grow plants on the roof!