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BATS AND BIODIVERSITY
- Free Workshops for Schools


Thanks to financial support from Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council's LA21 initiative, Wirral's Biodiversity Partnership offered free half-day sessions for Year 5 pupils in Primary and Junior schools across Wirral in the spring and summer terms of 2003.

Aim:
To increase the children's awareness and understanding of their local environment, in particular its biodiversity using the example of the fascinating and endangered bat.

Format:

Presentation: The session started with an entertaining 1-hour presentation about bats, from their image in this country and around the world to their importance in maintaining biodiversity globally and locally. The pupils were also be given information about their nearest Country Parks and open spaces, and encouraged to use and value the wild places on their doorstep. Finally there was an opportunity to meet live captive bats (these are animals that are used to meeting people, and for one reason or another cannot be released into the wild).

Workshop: For the second part of the session the pupils were split into 2 groups (Max ~ 40 per group). The workshop provider took each group in turn for a lively, interactive workshop, using a variety of games to involve children in learning about the topic in a memorable way. This lasted about 30 minutes. Whilst one group was taking part, teachers could use the teachers' notes and follow-up material provided to encourage the second group of children to produce work on the themes being explored.

Workshop Provider:
Fiona Angwin is a licensed bat-worker based on the Wirral, and has worked with both British and foreign bats. She has also spent many years working in primary schools around the country as an actress and workshop leader.

Cost: FREE

Sessions Available: Monday 24th February to Friday 11th April 2003.
Monday 28th April to Friday 4th July 2003.

Contact: Fiona Angwin on : 0151-342-7708

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