CHILDREN have been transforming the grounds of their primary school into a wildlife haven.
Pupils at West View Primary School, in Hartlepool, have planted a variety of perennial plants, all of them nectar-rich, in two flower beds in the school grounds.
They hope the plants will attract bees, butterflies and other insects.
The Nectar Border, as the project has become known, has been made possible by a £100 grant from Tees Valley Wildlife Trust's Panda (People and Nature Development Award), which is supported by npower.
The children, all members of the school's eco-group, worked with Hartlepool Borough Council's schools environmental action officer, Keeley Metcalfe.
"The Nectar Border has certainly brightened up the school grounds, and it should prove to be an education resource in its own right," she said.
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