Our Orchard is full of ripening apples, so we decided to use the apples fallen onto the grass to make apple bird feeders. Birds love fruit, bird seeds and nuts so we know these bird feeders will go down a treat!
We listened to the bird song of the robin this week and then listened carefully in our woodland. Did we hear a robin? Yes!
We held the robin’s favourite snack, meal worms! We sprinkled them on the woodland floor to entice the robin to feed.
We sliced 1 apple into half and looked carefully at the core and seeds. Everyone had a seed and we planted it into a pot of compost. The children were excited to think we could grow our very own apple tree!
Next we made our bird feeders from a slice of apple. We made a hole and threaded piece of string through the hole. We smeared butter over each slice and pressed seed gently onto each side.
Then we found a branch and hung the apple feeders up!