Autumn brings about the beginning of a new nature study for us, and we needed a new tree and a new pond to study for the upcoming seasonal cycle.
We've already done a sycamore tree and a horse chestnut tree, and this year I wanted to find a fruit tree so that the boys could see the fruit growing. For this, we are going to look at the cherry tree that grows in Nannie's back garden!
As for a pond, we used the one in Clifton Park last year, and this year we wanted somewhere new... so, we set off on an adventure to find one.
The first place we looked was Whitwell Wood, as I knew that there was a pond, but I had no idea what it was like. My ideal pond would be one where frogs laid frogspawn so that we could see that cycle too, but I haven't found anywhere yet.
We had a lovely walk in Whitwell Wood, and we took Daddy and Nan with us and collected so many acorns! However, the "pond" was more like a stagnant, muddy puddle, so that was out as far as our study goes.
Our next adventure to look for a pond was Shirebrook Nature Reserve after speaking to a friend who recommended there. The adventure was epic; we took a wrong turn right at the beginning and took a beautiful scenic route through the reserve. When we finally found the pond and stopped for a snack, we found that there were some little fish in there. So the boys were very excited, and although I'm not convinced it's perfect, the boys like it so, that's our pond for this year!
We will be checking out both of these around mid-October for our Autumn study and then again each season to see how things change.
Does anyone else do anything seasonal like this? I'd love to hear what you get up to.
Mama Bear x
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