Big Schools Bird Watch

5 January - 13 February

It is that time of year again when the RSPB asks you to clean out your feeders, make some bird cake and generally have a great time learning about the nature in your school grounds this winter. By participating in Big Schools' Birdwatch 2015 and preparing your grounds for some feathered visitors, you will be helping to give nature a home at your school whilst connecting more children to nature.

Free resources

Every teacher that registers with us will receive a free printed ID resource (available in three age-differentiated levels). Everything else you might need to take part is available to download from our website including survey sheets, activity sheets and more.

When?

In 2015 schools can take part in the Birdwatch any time between 5 Jan - 13 Feb; just make sure results are submitted before the 20 February to ensure they are counted. Each school or group that submits their results before the end of the activity will be sent a certificate and a wildlife poster. We hope the poster could be the basis of a great activity for schools in spring to help them identify the wildlife in their school grounds.

What next?

Please take the time to visit our website to register your school, class or group and to download all the information and resources you need. There will also be plenty of tips and ideas for how you can help to give nature a home in the run up to the Birdwatch via our blog and the @RSPB Learning twitter feed on the Big Schools' Birdwatch homepage.

Simply visit rspb.org.uk/schoolswatchhttp rspb.org.uk/schoolswatch to get started.

James Harding-Morris,Schools Project Coordinator

UK Headquarters The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL

Tel 01767 693635, rspb.org.uk