How the building work at our school has affected the Biodiversity around us.

 

There is a new species that has taken up residence in our school grounds. Has anyone spotted them?? They wear hard hats and high visibility jackets and come and go in big trucks and lorries.

Yes the builders are here!

We are very lucky in St. Brigid’s to have the builders in to build us four new classrooms but how has this work affected the biodiversity in our school grounds?

The Green schools committee thought of the following:

  • Noise may have scared away some species.
  • Dust can affect animal and plants.
  • Habitats have been disturbed or removed.
  • Our Bird feeding station had to be moved.
  • Our log pile had to be relocated.
  • Plants, shrubs and trees were removed thus removing species and habitats.
  • Flowers which attracted insects have been removed.
  • Less space and even less green area.
  • Less access.
  • Our bicycle racks have been temporarily removed.
  • Our water butt has temporarily put into storage.

 

We all agree that the building work has caused big changes but are there any positives??

  • More classrooms and better classrooms.
  • Better insulation so less energy spent on heating.
  • Brighter rooms so less energy spent on electricity.
  • A bigger and better storage area for our bikes which means more students can cycle or scoot to school.

Can you think of any ways the building work has affected the school’s environment? 

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5 thoughts on “How the building work at our school has affected the Biodiversity around us.

  1. Ms. Breen from the Green Team

    The Junior Infants in room 4 have noticed that it is very noisy around the school grounds now that they builders are here!!!

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  2. merrybeau

    Very interesting post and food for thought. I’m sure the biodiversity is affected in the short term, but in the long run, we will have bright and warm rooms that will reduce the amount of energy needed to heat and light them.

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  3. Leon

    I was wondering what the milk cartons were doing swinging from the trees. Teacher explained they were home made birdfeeders. We saw what we think was a home made ladybird house. Good work Green School Team! If you make habitats for nature, perhaps they will not leave us during all the building work.

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  4. flang Post author

    Thanks Leon!

    We all know that the building work is going to be great for the school in the long run and we are really looking forward to seeing those lovely new classrooms when they are built. I wonder what lucky classes will be going into them next year.

    In the meantime, we will try our best to increase the biodiversity in our school grounds and as Leon said making new habitats will hopefully re-house the species that have had to move and who knows we might even get a few new ones too.
    Stay green! 🙂

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