and nature friendly
farming
Andy Hay (rspb-images.com)
Farmland wildlife
• Is farming important?
• Do you get wildlife on farms?
Ben Andrew (rspb-images.com)
Guessing game!
The poster
challenge
• There are 4 questions on the back of your
team’s sheet
• Use books to find out the answers
• Make a beautiful poster all about your team’s
bird using the facts you have discovered
• Present your poster and your facts to the class
(the more fun the better!)
Andy Hay (rspb-images.com)
Andy Hay (rspb-images.com)
Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com)
Andy Hay (rspb-images.com)
Andy Hay (rspb-images.com)
Andy Hay (rspb-images.com)
Lapwing
↓ 66% on farms
Yellow wagtails
↓ 67%
Corn buntings
↓ 90%
Tree sparrows
↓ 90%
Grey partridges
↓ 92%
Turtle doves
↓ 97%
Nearly half of all birds have
disappeared...
and over
half of all animals and
plants have fallen in numbers...
...on farms in the last 50
years.
Nature
Friendly Zone
What is a Nature Friendly Zone? How does it help our birds?
“The Big Three”
Safe places to nest
Food in summer
Food in winter
Nectar flower mix
Skylark
plots
Winter bird seed
How farmers can
help wildlife...
It’s not just about the birds...
Ditches
Beetle banks
Grassy margins
Visiting the farm
• Toilets – go before!
• Stay in your teams
• Watch where you are walking
• Wash hands when you get back to school
• Remember that you are a visitor to the farmer’s
land – be respectful and listen!