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FREE WILDLIFE WORKSHOP – Habitats and Feeders
08/09/2018
Improving Hyndburn’s Wildlife – Habitats and Feeders
These workshops will help you to develop your woodworking skills whilst providing habitats and feeders for Hyndburn’s Wildlife – suitable for both beginners and those with some woodworking skills.
| Date | Workshop Topic | Info |
| 24th March & 21st April | Garden Planter | To grow plants and herbs for wildlife and you to enjoy |
5th & 19th May |
Flowering Bug House / Insect Home |
Bring beneficial insects to your garden |
| 2nd & 30th June | Butterfly Biomes | Home and food station (summer and winter use) |
| 14th & 28th July | Bee Hotel / B & B | Five star accommodation for pollinators |
| 11th & 25th August | Bird Table | Hanging or wall mounted |
8th & 22nd September |
Bat Box |
Somewhere safe to roost for these night-time creatures |
| 6th & 27th October | Hedgehog Box | Give a hog a cosy home and somewhere to rest, hibernate and raise their chicks |
| 3rd & 17th November | Birds Nest Box | Various birds – a safe home where they can roost and raise their chicks |
| 1st December | Simple Bird Feeder | Ready for RSPB Big Garden Bird watch in January 2019 |
These activities are funded through the People’s Postcode Lottery – Postcode Local Trust and the Windfall Fund.
Please remember the Workshops and activities and free to Hyndburn residents and there will be an opportunity to achieve an AQA Unit Scheme Award on several of these activities. All the activities require attendance at both sessions.
There are lots of people waiting to join our workshops so people who book in advance and people who fail to confirm 48 hours prior may have their place given to someone on the waiting list to make sure all the places are taken up.
For more information please email Barbara on Barbara.sharples@prospectsfoundation.org.uk