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Summer Mission: Outdoor Explorers | National Army Museum

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Featured Camouflage Creatures Some animals are so good at hiding in their habitats that humans have copied them! Learn about camouflage in the animal kingdom and disguise your own creature. Download the activity sheet

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What are the birds, insects, mammals, flowers up to in your garden each month? Find out what you should look out for

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If you’re lucky enough to be going to
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If you’re lucky enough to be going to
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From the beach and shoreline, to the seabed and deepest waters. Find out more about the importance of our marine world and the creatures that live there.

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Be part of this nationwide survey and help take the pulse of nature. Butterfly declines reveal the poor health of the environment. We need your sightings.

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Amazing Video of a Grass Snake eating a frog in Home Park from James, Toby and Zack!

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Amazing Video of a Grass Snake eating a frog in Home Park from James, Toby and Zack!

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Victoria has completed our make a wand task and has come up with this lovely design - Well done Victoria

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Victor has challenged himself to do a wildlife spot for June, he's off to a great start!

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Heidi saw a robin in our back garden

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Heidi made a fire with the wood with her dad

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David's caterpillars grew very fast and transformed in their chrysalises into beautiful butterflies.

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Guess the baby animal - what is this and for a bonus point, where do they live? Answers next week!

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David found a stag battle in our house
He decided to use him as inspiration for a cake beetle. He used chocolate roll, ginger cake, kitkat, skittles and melted chocolate to stick him altogether!

Stephen says - this is amazing David, well done, hope it tasted great too!

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Victoria has made a wonderful insect that evolves and has an extra long tongue !

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Heidi has been photographing the roses in her garden. I think we all agree they are beautiful and make us think of summer.

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Ah - thanks for sharing your photographs, nice carrots. Well done.

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So proud of you, Victor and your fabulous nature finds-thank you for showing us!

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This is our feeder

Stephen says "good to see it's nice and full because there's lots of chicks around that need food at the moment"

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Look at this amazing 'invent an insect' from Victor.

He cut out different parts to different insects he’d made and put them together and labelled each body part. His insect is called a “Beetle Insect Fly” and it is an omnivore.

Well done Victor - we love the idea of using other insects then putting it together to make a new one!

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What type of animal is this? We will reveal the answer next week

The answer was "Sugar Glider" well done to those that got it right!

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A baby Platypus!

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David wanted to let you know that we have special visitors. We have 5 caterpillars which will turn into painted lady butterflies!

They arrived in the post 4 da
ys ago and they have already doubled in size!

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Look at Scarlett's lovely nature wall hanging - really bright and cheerful, well done Scarlett.

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Scarlett managing to capture this lovely shot of ducklings om the Hogsmill River

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We put in some cut-outs from some of my magazines, a ball, a message for the future, a one penny, a two penny, a screw and some other things. We buried it in the garden, under the fire bin. Hopefully someone will find it one day!

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2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year

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The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) has selected its Nature Photographer of the Year 2020.

The winning image is part of a series of photographs taken in Dortmund's north by Peter Lindel. Compared with many international nature photography hot spots, this region has little to offer. Lindel spent a lot of time and blood, sweat and tears working on this project on his doorstep. It is a beautiful statement about the long-term exploration of a single species and region.

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2020 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year

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The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) has selected its Nature Photographer of the Year 2020. The winning image is part of a series of photographs taken in Dortmund's north by Peter Lindel. Compared with many international nature photography hot spots, this region has little to offer.

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Freddy has had success with his butterfly project. Well done Freddy for caring for them well 👍

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Stephen says: Our second bug hotel of the week! Well done to Victoria and her Dad who worked on this great design.

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Stephen says: Well done Thomas, looks very inviting, the bugs will be very happy in there.

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James is going to keep an eye on this nest as it has eggs in it - he is going to keep us updated on what happens.

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***cute alert*** Lucie has been busy using her photography skills to photograph some ducklings.

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Stephen says: Toby, this is looking well looked after and happy - well done!

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Oscar made a boat to sail in Bushy Park. He decided to wear his school uniform and he got very muddy and wet!

Stephen says: ha ha Oscar! It looks like you had tremendous fun. Getting covered in mud is such a good feeling. Your boat looks very well designed too 👍

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We have been chatting about spring/bees and have done egg carton daffodils.

Sam says: How pretty Scarlett, I like the different colours you have chosen they would definitely attract the bees.

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Mmmmm delicious mud pie cake for Dads birthday, who said birthdays in lock down cant be special!!!

Stephen says: Yum! what a great present, happy birthday Dad :-)

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David made this lantern for his Grandma.  He found sticks and bark in home park, and his brother cut them down with a pen knife, he glued the sticks to a jar and tied it up with a bow.  There's a tea light in the jar.  Grandma was very happy !

Stephen says: David that's a lovely design and such a good thing to do for Grandma, sounds like it made her really happy. Well done.

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Stephen says: Well Freddy, everyone else made or drew a dragon, but your GREW some! Well done they look great, I’ve never seen a real dragon before 🐉

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Made with paper from a received package and junk modelling card

Sam says: This is beautiful Makenzie. Snowie has a wonderful name and looks really friendly and cheerful. Well done to you!

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Stephen says: Great looking dragon, it has a slithery snake body with THREE eyes. I love the way you have used the silver lines for the scales. Well done.

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Stephen Says: Wow, you did two! I don't think I have ever seen a yellow dragon before. This one looks like it has powerful wings to help it fly.

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Stephen Says: Aw, what a cute looking dragon - this one looks very friendly, like a dragon to take home and become friends with. Lovely creation, well done!

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Stephen says: Wow Darvell, a three headed dragon, what a scary idea. I really like the black body and the purple spikes, makes it look very fearsome - great design.

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Misha has worked hard making his dragon

Stephen says: Wow, Misha, what a wonderful dragon. It has a very clever back with lots of spines and lovely blue wings its face is a happy one with jagged yellow teeth - very well done.

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Stephen says: I think this might be a scary dragon, especially as people are leaping out of the way. Well done on making your picture scary by using lots of dark colour.

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Stephen says: What a good looking green dragon, I love the way he's dodging the lightning , well done!

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The pick of the world's best flora and fauna photos, including Indian monkeys and a Parisian duck

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Scarlett and Henry made some salt dough and created this wonderful Easter bunting 🐣 

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Marnie found a shady tree to spend some of her day during the hot weather. 

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She’s called “Cloudspot” and she’s very lonely, create some friends for her 🐉 

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Coronavirus: A Book for Children by Nosy Crow - Issuu

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Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get them in front of Issuu's millions of monthly readers.

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'Gruffalo stayed in the cave': Axel Scheffler and Julia Donaldson's coronavirus cartoons

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'Gruffalo stayed in the cave': Axel Scheffler and Julia Donaldson's coronavirus cartoons

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The creators of the Gruffalo have produced a series of cartoons to encourage people to stay at home during the coronavirus crisis

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The pick of the world's best flora and fauna photos, including a veiled chameleon and other animals enjoying the quieter streets

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Sienna’s treehouse

Stephen says: Wow, a treehouse in a real tree! Very creative. I noticed the acrobatic dog right at the top - very brave :-) Well done.

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Lily has been very busy putting the finishing touches to her dream treehouse model.

Stephen says: Lily, what a great model. Your treehouse looks nice and high up with a lovely blue door. I love all the flowers around the bottom of it too - You must have worked hard, well done.

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Ms Rees got a surprise visitor at school today, a Canadian Goose in the school playground! 

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The story so far

Our live nest camera, supported by players of People's Postcode Lottery, has been streaming footage of breeding ospreys from Loch Arkaig Pine Forest since 2017.

Our resident pair Louis and Dorcha have laid three eggs this year. Tune in to follow the action and add your observations and questions to the comments below.

Support our work

We protect, plant and care for woods across the UK, from incredible temperate rainforests and precious ancient woodlands, to rare Caledonian pinewoods like Loch Arkaig. They're havens for threatened red squirrels, mighty centuries-old trees and countless other species that can't survive without them. But we can't keep them safe without your support.

Please donate to help us continue our vital work.

What's been happening on the nest today?

More on ospreys and Loch Arkaig

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Loch Arkaig Osprey Cam: Live Webcam - Woodland Trust

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Watch the action from our osprey nest in the heart of an ancient Caledonian pine forest. Our remote camera brings you footage live from the Scottish Highlands.

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This is my treehouse. The white tube in the middle is the model trunk of the tree. It has a zip slide, slide, playhouse with a boardwalk, ladders and a climbing wall!

Stephen says: Oscar! You’ve certainly worked hard on your idea, well done. The climbing wall is a really good original idea 👏

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Stephen says: This is so detailed Elliot, I love the thought that has going into it and I especially like the chicken coop, free eggs!

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Stephen says: Well done Lily, what a colourful treehouse, I really like your red and purple slide.

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Stephen says: Well done guys, both lovely looking treehouses - Looks like you could live in either of those very nicely!

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Scarlett has decorated her treehouse

Stephen says: what a fun design Scarlett , your monkey friends look very snug and happy!

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Henry has used all wood in his detailed design and has included all his essentials

Sam says: what a detailed drawing, I particularly like the zip wire. Well done.

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Here’s some frogspawn found in Stephen’s parents pond in the north of England.

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We made a small pond and collected some tadpoles from Harry and Johnny’s garden (with permission & no social contact!) thanks guys 👍

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We found an old birds nest our shed. We think it’s a robin’s. It has been made using lots of long hair.

Stephen says: Good find boys, watch out for any new ones being made.

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Stephen says: Wow Teddy, good start, loving the size of it!

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Jake from Year 1 and Dylan from Nursery were excited to make a tree house today. It had stairs to go up, a slide to go down. A swimming pool, hammock, space hoppers and a carpet of flowers. What more could you need!!

Stephen says: What more could you want indeed. It's so colourful as well, good to see a hammock included - well done boys!

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Coronavirus: Social distancing explained with dominoes - CBBC Newsround

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Everyone's talking about social distancing to help protect people from the coronavirus - but have you been wondering why it makes a difference?

It's all about keeping a safe distance from people to lower the risk of passing the virus on.

So Martin has transformed himself into a domino, along with his Newsround pals, to explain how it works.

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Social distancing explained - with dominoes

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Wondering how social distancing protects people from the coronavirus? Martin explains with help from his domino set.

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Coronavirus: Gardening ideas for kids to try - CBBC Newsround

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The majority of schools in the UK are currently shut to help limit the spread of the coronavirus and lots of you will be spending a lot more time at home.

It's likely that you're still be following a daily schedule or routine, but your free time at home will be far from boring if you get a little creative!

With the arrival of spring, there are lots of cool gardening activities you can try out.

Why don't you have a go at one of the suggestions below to get your green fingers going?

Nothing says Spring quite like the arrival of our tiny friends - the bees!

The flying insects are a really important part of our planet.

Bees spread pollen between lots of different parts of flowers and plants. This is part of a process known as pollination and allows plants to create seeds.

There are lots of different types of bees including the honey and bumblebee. However, there's also another type of the insect known as the solitary bee.

Unlike their bee relatives, solitary bees don't produce honey and they don't live in hives. They actually make their nests on their own and lay their eggs in tunnels.

You can help give them a place to live by making your very own bee tunnel. Check out how by watching our video below!

Get your Picasso on with some rock painting

Painting is a great way to get creative and arty and this way you don't need paper or card to do it! Why not try out rock-painting?

It's a brilliant way to add some colour to your garden and beautifully decorated stones also work well as cool ornaments for your house too.

All you'll need is some paint, a good-sized flat rock with a smooth surface and some creative ideas. Just make sure to wash your rocks beforehand to get any dirt off and let them air dry completely before painting.

Why not try painting your rock so it looks like a family member or friend? You could even try painting your pet!

Grow your own fruit and veg

Growing your own food is a really rewarding experience. Seeing a seed slowly transform into your favourite fruit or vegetable is pretty magical, and now could be the perfect time for you to give it a go!

You can either try growing something in your garden if you have one, but lots of fruits and vegetables can also be grown indoors in plant pots too.

Herbs like basil, mint and rosemary, radishes, chillies, tomatoes and strawberries are just some of the delicious foods you can grow at home and all you need are some seeds to start.

If you're planning to grow something in your garden, remember:

choose a good spot where your plants will get enough sunlight

get rid of any weeds and stones in the soil where you're planning to plant your seeds

you can improve the quality of the soil by adding in your own compost - why not try making this using old fruit and veg?

your plants needs to be watered regularly, especially during dry weather when there's not a lot of rain.

If you're looking to grow plants indoors, here are our top tips:

find a good container or pot to plant your seeds - this is also a great chance to recycle, why not use an old plastic container, or even an old welly boot!

similar to planting outside, make sure your using good quality soil adding compost where you can

make sure your container is the right size for the plant - some may need more room for their roots

put your plants in a place where they'll get enough sunlight like a windowsill or balcony if you have one

water your plants regularly to ensure they grow nice and healthy.

As the weather gets warmer, you'll probably start to see lots of different types of plants and flowers, birds and insects.

Why not use this as an opportunity to take some cool pictures?

All you'll need is a device to take pictures with, your garden or other space where plants and flowers grow and a willingness to capture nature in a fun and creative way.

You can even look back at the pictures later and write down how each each one makes you feel.

Making your very own bird feeder isn't only great for the many species of birds living in the UK, but it's also an awesome way to recycle.

All you need to try out this DIY project is a clean, empty container like a plastic bottle or milk carton, some string, scissors and some bird food or nuts.
You'll need an adult to help you with this - don't try to do it on your own.
Start by making a hole in the side of the container. It's best i fthis is an oval shape and it also has to be big enough so the birds can access the food.

Add a few holes to the bottom of the container. This will allow any rain that gets in to drain away.

Fill the container with the bird food, and use the string to tie it to a place it can hang freely from - like a tree. And that's it!
Are you going to be trying one of these ideas out? Let us know in the comments!

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Coronavirus: Gardening ideas for kids to try - CBBC Newsround

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The majority of schools in the UK are currently shut to help limit the spread of the coronavirus and lots of you will be spending a lot more time at home. It's likely that you're still be following a daily schedule or routine, but your free time at home will be far from boring if you get a little creative!

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Topsy and Tim - Series 1: 26. Growing Sunflowers

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Mummy gives Topsy and Tim some sunflower seeds to grow in their garden.

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songs: 13. theres a worm at the bottom of the garden

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Mr Tumble - Songs: 13. There's A Worm At The Bottom Of The Garden

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Sing and sign with Mr Tumble and join in dancing with Wiggly Woo!

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Inspired by the art of ikebana - a traditional style of Japanese flower arranging - Montreal-based artist Raku Inoue hand-crafts bugs using materials from his garden. He transforms his garden waste, including sticks, seeds and petals, to create his Natura Insects series. "I think about the main shape of the insect," he says, "and try to find something to satisfy that. It's very much like a puzzle." As the year progresses, his creative options change. "I choose the materials according to what nature offers during that time. All four seasons offer many different materials to play with." The series started as a morning routine over coffee to sharpen his thoughts for the day. "It was never meant to be a complex process, but rather an easygoing, morning mind-stretching exercise."

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A garden alive with art: all-natural insect sculptures - in pictures

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Inspired by the art of ikebana - a traditional style of Japanese flower arranging - Montreal-based artist Raku Inoue hand-crafts bugs using materials from his garden. He transforms his garden waste, including sticks, seeds and petals, to create his Natura Insects series.

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Today we found this lovely ladybird family enjoying the sunshine.  Marnie J

Stephen says: Marnie that's lovely - all gardens should keep some stinging nettles as these are often the ladybird's favourite.

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Explore Mr Bloom's allotment! Play games with the Veggies, watch clips, listen with CBeebies Radio and find craft activities. Previous items Next items Are you ready to try CBBC? We'll hide these CBBC shows for 30 days. Bring them back! Why did you hide them?

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Lots of fun nature facts here

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Live camera of Peregrine Falcons on the roof of Kingston College 

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Live camera of Peregrine Falcons on the roof of Kingston College 

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Kingston College - Falcon 3 Camera - Live Stream

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Super news of children growing lots of things at home including rocket and lavender-well done!

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I think it is 5 stars and it very fun we get to get the ropes and nets out and sometimes we get Marshmellows  or  Biscits what I find amazing
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Stephen says: this is lovely Heidi, well done.

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Stephen says: Look at those eyes, they will definitely help him see at night. Well done Scarlett

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Stephen says: What a great idea Elliot- looks superb!

Elliot’s nature collage

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A fabulous noticeboard with wonderful outdoor learning and experiences.

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Stephen says: Wow, that's brilliant guys - plenty of space for creepy crawlies in there!

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Well done James, a well researched poster about the Kingfisher for our competition 👍

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Look at this brightly coloured owl! Well done, we particularly like his red face 👍

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A vampire bat’s teeth are so sharp that its bite may not be felt at all. Their saliva dulls any pain, so a bat may drink its victim’s blood for up to 30 minutes.

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Life in Earth's deepest deep freeze - in pictures

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It is one of chilliest spots on the planet. But it's warming up three times faster than the rest of the world. Alexis Pazoumian captures life in the snow forests of Yakutia

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Alex’s Kingfisher - aged 5

Stephen says : Well done Alex, the first one on the notice board 👍🥳

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The pick of the world's best flora and fauna photos, including a rare kākāpō and orphaned chimps

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Find amazing facts about animals, science, history and geography, along with fun competitions, games and more. Visit National Geographic Kids today!

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Y3 made an excellent smoking volcano during their OWL session today