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Making bird feeders
(please do not place these down the trail as they can attract rats)
Make a bug house
What you will need
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Pine or fir cones
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Bird seed
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Raisins
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Peanut butter
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Suet or lard
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A mixing bowl
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Scissors
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String
What you need to do
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Collect pine cones
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Allow lard to warm to room temperature
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Mix ingredients together in a bowl (one for the kids to get messy with!)
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Tie string to each fir cone
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Pat the mixture around the cone
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Place in the fridge to set for a few hours
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Hang on tree branches and see who visits!
Interesting facts
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Birds that will be attracted to these feeders are: Blue Tits, Great Tits, Coal Tits, Long-tailed Tits and Starlings
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The difference between fir cones and pine cones: Fir cones grow upward, pine cones droop toward the ground.
What you will need
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Tin cans
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Scrap material
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Paint
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Glue
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String
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Googly eyes
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Beads (if you have to hand)
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Fir cones, twigs, dried grass, conkers, acorns
What you need to do
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Collect natural materials such as twigs, fir cones …anything that looks interesting!
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Collect used tin cans, wash and make sure there are no ragged edges
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Dry out the tins
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Decorate the tins by gluing material to the outside, leave to dry
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Paint onto the material to make your own style of tin bug!
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Punch 4 holes into the under part of the bug tin (please be careful and squash down any protruding tin!!) and 2 holes 2cm apart on top of the bug tin
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Thread string thought the top 2 holes and make into a loop to hand the bug tin from
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Thread string though each of the 4 bottom holes and tie a large knot in one end
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Add a bead to each end of the 4 bits of string and knot the string to stop the beads coming off
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Snip the twigs to the length of the can
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Fill the can with the natural materials you have found using the twigs make sure the materials are tightly in place
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Hang in the garden to brighten up a space and create a bit of bug fun!
Interesting facts
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Mini beasts occupy bug houses! This is a word that covers animals such as crabs, butterflies, beetles, spiders, slugs, snails and caterpillars
