The pupils from Mr Lyttle’s P7B and Mr McReynolds’ LSC4 classes recently entered the Hedgerow Heroes Competition run by Eco-Schools Northern Ireland Official.

P7B and LSC4 put in a tremendous effort to explore the school grounds and prepared a sketch to show all of our fantastic outdoor learning areas and especially the areas in our school which compliment and promote biodiversity. Maria from P7B also worked hard to write a wonderful short story called ‘Holly, the Hedgerow Hero’ to highlight the importance of hedgerows in providing habitats for wildlife. All of this fantastic work was submitted as our school’s competition entry.

We were delighted to be chosen as one of only eleven winners of this very popular competition! As a winning school, we will receive a native hedgerow that the pupils will plant in our school grounds and a number of accompanying workshops. This week, P7B & LSC4 were excited to welcome Emma Denton, Biodiversity Recovery Coordinator, to St. Colmcille’s for our first Hedgerow Heroes Workshop - ‘Why do we need hedgerows?’. We are looking forward to working with Emma and Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful throughout the year, to plan and plant our new hedgerow, as we become Hedgerow Heroes!