Good morning everyone,

Hope you have had a good week, despite the weather change.

Below are some more activities that you may like to try.

How to work out the age of a tree

Did you know, the oldest living tree is the bristlecone pine in the USA? It is almost 5000 years old!

You might know that counting the rings on a tree stump will give you the approximate age of the tree, but we do not want to cut trees down to find out how old they are! However there is another way ....

What you will need:

A tape measure

A calculator

What to do:

1. Face the trunk of the tree and measure 1.3m from the ground. This is the point at which you need to measure the circumference of the trunk.

2. At 1.3m from the ground, use the tape measure to measure the circumference of the trunk in cm. Make sure you avoid any lumps or branches.

3. To get the approximate age of the tree, convert the measurement of the circumference in cm, to inches. Here is an example of the calculation.

1 inch = 2.5cm

Tree circumference = 110cm

Calculation: 110cm divided by 2.5cm = 44

Age of the tree = 44 years

See if you can find out what is the oldest and youngest tree in your garden or local park.

Go butterfly spotting

Butterflies are all around at this time of year - but which ones can you spot?

Below are pictures of some of the butterflies you might find in our area.

See how many you can spot!

Brimstone

Comma

Holly Blue

Peacock

Red Admiral

Once you are back inside, why not research them and have a go drawing your favourite. Send them in to your teachers,  we would love to see them.

Wildlife yoga

Our last bird update

As you can see the young blue tits have grown quite big now and since this picture was taken they have flown the nest. Mum and Dad have done a good job.

Hopefully next year there will be a new family.

Finally, just to let you know the Forest School blog will only be posted on a Friday from now on.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Cherry and Mrs Turland