ECO Schools

Our Vision

To offer ALL children outdoor learning experiences and opportunities to enhance and complement all aspects of the curriculum and strengthen each child’s social, emotional and physical development.

ECO Code

Objectives for 2024-2025

To raise awareness of eco-friendly approaches to transport
To raise awareness of recycling approaches amongst all stake holders
To reduce the use of single use plastics within the nursery and beyond

Green Flag Awards

ECO newsletters

ECO news March 2025.pdf

ECO news May 2024.pdf

National Education Nature Park Grant

In 2023-24 we were awarded a grant to help us improve the biodiversity of our site and to empower children and young people to make a positive difference to both their own and to nature’s future. As a result of the grant we were able to carry out a number of initiatives, including:

·Planting wildflowers

·Developing our planting areas

·Planting flowers / fruit & vegetables

·Adding climbing plants to fences

·Adding more rainwater storage and irrigation

·Investing in cameras and IT equipment to monitor and record developments

·Investing in tools & gardening gear

·Building Storage for our gardening tools & equipment

·Ensuring that all children have appropriate wet weather gear to access outdoors in all weathers

Take a look at the photos below to see some of our work.

We are continuing to develop our grounds and following receipt of a Nature Park top-up grant have been able to install a wildlife pond in our Orchard area. Children have been busy looking for signs of spring and also planting herbs and vegetables. See the pictures below and look out for further updates!

The Great Big School Clean 2025

We took part in the Keep Britain Tidy 'Great Big School Clean'. For more information and to find out how you can get involved follow https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/get-involved/support-our-campaigns/great-big-school-clean

No Mow May 2025

Nursery Garden

The fruit, vegetables, herbs and wildflowers are continuing the thrive in our nursery garden!🌱🌾😊

22nd - 28th September 2025: 'Recycling week'

22nd-28th September was ‘Recycling week’. Children in Butterfly class have been learning all about recycling and listened to the story of 'The Life of A Little Plastic Bottle'. Nursery recycle lots of things, including: plastic, cardboard, paper, glass, food waste etc. However, we also try to 'rescue' as much 'rubbish' as we can and use it in junk modelling!

What do you recycle / rescue in your home?

Find out what you can recycle in your grey bin: https://www.wirral.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling/grey-recycling-bin
See what happens to your recycling: https://www.recyclenow.com/how-to-recycle/what-happens-to-my-recycling

RSPB Big School Birdwatch 2026

We had fun watching the birds in our Forest school area for our Big School Birdwatch. During the hour we identified 3 blackbirds, 4 sparrows and 4 magpies, eating our bird food that children had made the previous week. The children love looking outside observing the wildlife we see on a daily basis. 🥰 🐦‍⬛🌳