Green-fingered primary pupils continue work on Market Drayton allotment during lockdown
With the coronavirus lock down keeping most children at home, the pupils who are still attending Longlands Community Primary School in Market Drayton have been diligently keeping up their shared allotment.
The allotment project at the school has been expanding for more than a year with the staff and pupils working together to look after their various vegetables, fruits, herbs and even some animals.
The allotment is normally home to a quartet of chickens and two guinea pigs, as well as a wildlife camera to track birds. During the lockdown staff have taken the animals home to care for them.
Those children of key workers who have been attending the school are continuing to work on the allotment and their outdoor education, which earlier in the year saw them rewarded with a gold award from the Woodland Trust.
A statement from the school said: "We released lots of different butterflies that Maple Class (Year 2) have been looking after. They had them since they were caterpillars.
"They have been planting, watering and helping us prepare for a new animal enclosure. All animals have been split up to teachers' houses who are currently looking after them.
"The children have also been pond-dipping in the eco pond and bug-hunting."
