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It's Wednesday "Wildlife Watch" !
One of our Junior Board members, Kieran, returns this week with a video about his domestic chickens.
You can see how much Kieran loves talking about wildlife. This is what is at the heart of our ethos at Pensthorpe - inspiring the next generation - and we are so delighted that Kieran has been keen to share more wildlife anecdotes with us. In our eyes he is a wildlife superstar!
If your children want to share their wildlife stories with us whilst we are in lockdown then email your video clips or photos (in landscape format) to us at info@pensthorpe.com (you can do this via free online software such as We Transfer or DropBox) and we'll turn them in to videos to share on social media. It could be the wildlife that's visiting your garden or you see on a walk in the countryside, or the animals you have in your care. We want to hear from you.
🎥 Kieran's Mum.Love your chickens they look very happy😊
Do you know when you will be able to open? Can't wait to visit again 🥰
Calling all teachers and parents of KS1 & 2 students...
It's Tuesday which means we've added a NEW learning resource to our website - developed to help you home school or lesson plan whilst we can't welcome any school children or visitors to Pensthorpe. Hopefully this will help you a little bit during these strange times.
This week's activity is around Food Chains - it will get you thinking about who eats what (and who eats who!)
Follow this link to download this latest resource and all of the other ones we have published so far: bit.ly/34QZhs6
We hope you enjoy!
📸 Steve Adams (featuring members of our Junior Board)
Will Rhodes
Kerry Anne
Janine Claire
It's Monday "Meet the birds" time.
Every Monday, during lockdown, we have been introducing you to the birds you may meet whilst visiting us and attending our 4pm daily bird feed. This daily event is an opportunity to find out a little bit more about the birds who live at and visit Pensthorpe. Seeing as you cannot visit us right now, we thought we should bring the birds to you!
This series was mostly recorded prior to lockdown, with our Wildlife Education Officer, Allan. Today he introduces you to the Ferriginous duck.
We recommend, as a little home schooling exercise, that you look up this species to find even more out about them.
🎥 Lydia BentleyIt's Garden Club time, so sit back this evening with a glass of wine or a cuppa and enjoy Jonathan's Sunday update.
This week Jonathan talks about what's going on in the Millennium Garden - those of you who know us well know that it's a garden originally designed by a now world famous garden designer, Piet Oudolf. It's a one-of-a-kind garden for Norfolk, so a 'must see' for any gardening enthusiasts.
🎥 Zanzi (Jonathan's daughter)I literally cannot wait until we can come here again - Pensthorpe is our favourite place to go in East Anglia. My beloved Nanny used to live in the big house as a child when her Dad was a cattle herdsman. It will always be a very special place for us ❤️
Looking fab.
Just hoping you'll get the go-ahead to re-open soon.
Can’t wait to come back
It's Flamingo Friday and we are thrilled to announce that the first flamingo chick of 2020 has hatched!!
Here's a very first glimpse of it...
In this video you can see it take some wobbly steps and it being fed by one of its parents. Both parents will share the feeding for around 3 months until the shape of the bill changes and the chick can manage filter feeding itself. Find out more about this via our latest blog: bit.ly/3gdOGg3
There's also a little appearance from one of our fans and a huge lover of flamingos, Bethany, who is 9 years old. If anyone in your family wants to be part of our Flamingo Friday videos then send your clips to us via: info@pensthorpe.com
🎥 Kat MacPhersonThat is great. They must be enjoying the peace and quiet. It's nice to see the little one as I didn't see last years, but get a good view in your video. Thank you x
Dani Cornish happy flamingo Friday 😆 🦩
That's lovely. Can we use video and any pictures in the EDP, please? David Bale EDP reporter. Thanks, david.bale2@archant.co.uk
Nicola Whales have you seen this?
Joanne Brett
Maydie Smithy
Lolita Coxon
Madeleine Howard
Julia HooksNicola Hooks look at the little chick awww 🥰
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Beautiful photo of our Millennium Garden, designed by #pietoudolf. Thank you @NandSUnlimited for sharing
Today we feature @Pensthorpe for our pic of the day! Photo credit @levandijk Send us your photos of Norfolk & Suffolk to info@norfolksuffolkunlimited.co.uk for us to share! #weareunlimited #unlimitedpics
Wednesday #wildlifewatch brings you another update from one of our Junior Board members Kieran. Today he talks about his domestic chickens. He really is a #wildlifesuperstar This is at the heart of our ethos - inspiring the next generation! @BBCSpringwatch
Great to see @centre_alt_tech @edenproject @livrainforest @Pensthorpe @kew are listed as the most instagrammable eco attractions in the UK in this #GoodTravelVibes article: https://t.co/HLd4zq2Pta. Our members are looking forward to opening their doors to you when safe & allowed
Calling all teachers & parents of KS1 & 2 students - it's time for another weekly learning resource from us. Download our latest "Food Chain" activity now: #homeschooling https://t.co/HAT8R1Zi08
Today's episode of "Meet the Birds" introduces you to the Ferriginous Duck, as descrivbed by our Wildlife Education Officer, Allan. #lovenature #wildlifeeducation
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Calling all teachers and parents of KS1 & 2 students... It's Tuesday which means we've added a NEW learning resource to our website - developed to help you home school or lesson plan whilst we can't welcome any school children or visitors to Pensthorpe. Hopefully this will help you a little bit during these strange times.
This week's activity is around Food Chains - it will get you thinking about who eats what (and who eats who!) Follow the link in our Bio to download this latest resource and all of the other ones we have published so far.
We hope you enjoy! 📸 Steve Adams (featuring members of our Junior Board)
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#wildlifeeducation #onlinelearning #onlinelearningresources #homeschool #homeschooling #teachersofinstagram #lockdownlife #lockdownlessons #teacherinspiration #education #learningfromhome #lockdownlearning #onlineresources #educationresources #pensthorpenaturalpark #foodchainsIt's Monday "Meet the birds" time.
Every Monday, during lockdown, we have been introducing you to the birds you may meet whilst visiting us and attending our 4pm daily bird feed. This daily event is an opportunity to find out a little bit more about the birds who live at and visit Pensthorpe. Seeing as you cannot visit us right now, we thought we should bring the birds to you!
This series was mostly recorded prior to lockdown, with our Wildlife Education Officer, Allan. Today he introduces you to the Ferriginous duck.
We recommend, as a little home schooling exercise, that you look up this species to find even more out about them. 🎥 Lydia Bentley
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#pensthorpenaturalpark #wildlifeeducation #natureeducation #naturereserve #wildlife #birdlife #ferriginousduck #naturereservesuk #lovenature #wildlifespotting #biazabrightsideToday's "Wildlife Watch" update comes from one of our Junior Board members, Kirby.
We've been asking members of our Junior Board if they want to help us inspire other young children and families, during lockdown, to love and protect nature and wildlife. In this video Kirby has shared some photos to show what nature-inspired stuff she has been up to during lockdown with her family.
If you are inspired by the wildlife in your own back garden, or close by, and want to share it with us, we will turn your video clips and photos into little videos like this! Just record some clips in landscape format and send your clips via We Transfer or Dropbox (or similar) to info@pensthorpe.com 📸 Kirby's mum
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#juniorboard #pensthorpenaturalpark #wildlife #inspiringkids #inspiringchildren #wildlifeheroes #lockdownideas #inspiration #creativekids #wildlifeenthusiastsHappy World Bee Day!
Today is an important day to celebrate the importance of bees and raise awareness to protect their future.
Top tips for you to help protect bees: Buy bee friendly plants for your own garden; make a pollinator palace or bee hotel so they have somewhere to stay; don't use pesticides or other nasty chemicals in your garden and; use peat free compost.
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#worldbeeday2020 #pollinatorgarden #pollinators #pollinatorfriendly #pollinatorplants #bee #beehotel #pollinatorparadise #pollinatorpalaces #pensthorpenaturalpark #wildlifehabitatgardenCalling all teachers, parents and nature lovers.... It's Tuesday which means we've added a NEW learning resource to our website - something we've been doing every week whilst we can't welcome any school children or visitors to Pensthorpe. Hopefully this will help you a little bit with home schooling and lesson plans.
This week it's a Migration Game - you'll need some dice to play. The aim of the game is to help a little barn swallow find its way to your house!
Link in Bio to download this latest resource and all of the other ones we have published so far.
We hope you enjoy! 📸 Steve Adams (featuring members of our Junior Board)
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#wildlifeeducation #onlinelearning #onlinelearningresources #homeschool #homeschooling #teachersofinstagram #lockdownlife #lockdownlessons #teacherinspiration #education #learningfromhome #lockdownlearning #onlineresources #educationresources #pensthorpenaturalpark #migrationIt's just past 4pm on a Monday so it's time for another "Meet the birds" instalment!
Today you are introduced to the Goldeneye - nothing to do with James Bond, but a fascinating diving duck, nonetheless.
Allan, our Wildlife Education Officer, mentions two terms in this clip: "head bobbing" and "displaying". If you are intersted in finding out more then it's worth looking these up online to see what they mean and why certain species exhibit this behaviour.
This was filmed in March before lockdown.
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#pensthorpenaturalpark #wildlifeeducation #natureeducation #naturereserve #wildlife #birdlife #goldeneye #naturereservesuk #lovenature #wildlifespotting #biazabrightsideIt's Conservation Corner time!
Every Thursday, whilst we are closed, we now like to provide you with updates on our conservation projects and species.
Many birds form strong pair bonds throughout the breeding season and some, like these avocets, will share the job of incubating the eggs. You can see them take it in turns to sit on their nest.
This footage has been captured on a secret cam in our Wader Aviary, which houses many threatened species including corncrakes and turtle doves. It is an ideal place for you to get close to the birds and appreciate their beauty. It is a much loved space for keen wildlife photographers to spend time in. 🎥 Kat MacPherson
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#pensthorpenaturalpark #pensthorpeconservationtrust #avocet #nesting #conservation #waders #wadingbirds #conservationcorner #waderaviary #birds #recurvirostraavosettaToday's "Wildlife Watch" update comes from one of our Junior Board members, Oli, and his little sister Isabelle.
We've been asking members of our Junior Board if they want to help us inspire other young children and families, during lockdown, to love and protect nature and wildlife. In this video Oli and his sister talk about what they've been up to during lockdown.
If your family or children want to get involved in a future "Wildlife Watch" video, send us a message and we'll get back to you! 🎥 Oli & Isabelle's mum
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#juniorboard #pensthorpenaturalpark #lockdownideas #inspiration #inspiringkids #creativekids #paintedstones #wildlifespotting #wildlifeenthusiastsCalling all parents, families and nature lovers... We've just uploaded our latest online resource, to help you with a little bit of home schooling but also to just pass the time and polish up on your nature and wildlife knowledge whilst you're all stuck at home.
This week we have added a "Garden birds spotting sheet" so you can tick off up to 16 species that you may spot in your own gardens. There's even a few differences to spot between some male and female birds.
Link in Bio to our latest resource and all of the other ones we have published so far.
We hope you enjoy! 📸 Steve Adams (featuring members of our junior board)
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#wildlifeeducation #onlinelearning #onlinelearningresources #homeschool #homeschooling #teachersofinstagram #lockdownlife #lockdownlessons #teacherinspiration #education #learningfromhome #lockdownlearning #onlineresources #educationresources #pensthorpenaturalpark #birdspotting #gardenbirds #gardenbirdspottingOur flamingo chick is having a lovely time whilst taking a bath!
It can only mean one thing, that today is Flamingo Friday!
If you look closely, the underside of his wings are showing sign of pink feathers starting to emerge, which is very exciting.
There’s also a little appearance from one of our fans and a huge lover of flamingos, Eloise, who is 6 years old. If anyone in your family want to be part of our Flamingo Friday videos then send your clips to us via: info@pensthorpe.com 🎥 Kat MacPherson
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#flamingofriday #flamingos #weloveflamingos #flamingolove #mingo #pensthorpenaturalpark #pensthorpeconservationtrustTwo wild Common Cranes, spotted by one of our aviculturists, circling above Pensthorpe yesterday afternoon. You can hear our cranes calling for them!
A promising sign of the great success story that has recently been published regarding cranes making a comeback in the UK, and reaching record numbers.
You can read more about the story in our blog. Link in Bio. 🎥 Amy Plows
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#pensthorpeconservationtrust #conservation #pensthorpenaturalpark #aviculture #commoncrane #wildlifeconservation #sightingsatpensthorpe #birdwatching #birdsightings #wetlandconservation #wetlands #endangeredspeciesCalling all parents of KS2 children. Have you got your home schooling activities sorted for tomorrow, or the rest of this week?
We have added the latest learning resource to our website, as part of our Tuesday "Inspire & Discover" series, developed by our Wildlife Education Officer Allan.
This week we focus on birds and what makes them unique to the rest of the animal kingdom, in the form of a game that really gets you thinking! It is ideal for KS2 learning.
Link in Bio to download this latest resource.
Whilst we cannot welcome schools just now at Pensthorpe we hope we can help with your home schooling, just a little bit. 📸 Steve Adams (featuring members of our Junior Board).
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#wildlifeeducation #onlinelearning #onlinelearningresources #homeschool #homeschooling #teachersofinstagram #lockdownlife #lockdownlessons #teacherinspiration #education #learningfromhome #lockdownlearning #onlineresources #keystage2 #educationresources #pensthorpenaturalparkIt's "Meet the birds" Monday!
It's 4pm and that means it's time to meet another bird species that you are likely to see during our daily bird feeds.
Introducing the Coot!
Here's a few questions to test yourselves and see if you have listened to what our Wildlife Education Office, Allan, is saying in the video: - Name the 3 example species of waterfowl that are mentioned
- What species are Coots closely related to?
- Name the 2 other species Allan mentions, that fall into the same family as Coots... We hope you enjoy!
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#pensthorpenaturalpark #wildlifeeducation #natureeducation #naturereserve #wildlife #birdlife #coot #naturereservesuk #lovenature #birdfeeding #wildlifespotting #biazabrightsideIt's Thursday which means it's Conservation Corner time!
In this video our Wildlife Education Officer, Allan, introduces you to these majestic species. They have recently made headline news due to being a conservation success story, of which Pensthorpe Conservation Trust played a pivitol role. They were once a rare sight but have now hit record numbers for 400 years in the UK, so we are delighted!
Here's a few questions for you and your family to find out more: - What name is the Eurasian crane also known by?
- If these are the second highest flying birds in the world, what species is the first?
- Who else is part of the Great Crane Project?
You can find out more about this conservation success story by clicking the link in our Bio.
We hope you enjoy!
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#wildlifeeducation #natureeducation #conservation #pensthorpeconservationtrust #pct #aviculture #breedingprogramne #wildlifeconservationCalling all parents of KS1 children. Have you got your home schooling lesson plans sorted for tomorrow, or the rest of this week?
As part of our weekly, Tuesday "Inspire & Discover" series, we have added the latest learning resource, developed by our Wildlife Education Officer Allan, to our website.
This week we focus on animal classification which is ideal for KS1 learning. Meet some of the animals you may see at Pensthorpe and learn more about their characteristics, so that you can complete a fun crossword puzzle!
Link in bio to download this latest resource.
Whilst we cannot welcome schools just now at Pensthorpe we hope we can help with your home schooling, just a little bit. .
📸 Steve Adams (featuring members of our Junior Board)
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#wildlifeeducation #onlinelearning #onlinelearningresources #homeschool #homeschooling #teachersofinstagram #lockdownlife #lockdownlessons #teacherinspiration #education #learningfromhome #lockdownlearning #onlineresources #keystage1 #educationresources #pensthorpenaturalparkAs we couldn't run our Dawn Chorus event this morning we have brought the Dawn Chorus to you! Have a listen to the sweet songs of early morning birds chattering away by following the link: bit.ly/3cQAyqo
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#dawnchorus #pensthorpenaturalpark #wildlife #birdwatching #naturereserve #naturereserves #birdlife #norfolkevents #naturereservesuk #lovenatureHappy National Gardening Week!
To celebrate the week, we have gathered a collection of photos taken by our Head Gardener, Jonathan, and his family as they are on lockdown together close to Pensthorpe so that he can continue to tend to the gardens here.
The photos are a snapshot of how our gardens are looking now. Thank you to Jonathan for continuing his work so that when we are able to reopen Pensthorpe, the gardens will look as glorious as ever and our visitors can enjoy their beauty. 📸 Jonathan's family
Every Sunday we update you with our virtual Garden Club to keep you entertained whilst at home. You can find out more here: https://bit.ly/2Y8Isra
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#nationalgardeningweek #pensthorpenaturalpark #wildlifehabitatgarden #corteninfinitygarden #millenniumgarden #wavegarden #julietoll #headgardener #gardening #gardens #gardensofinstagram #gardenclub #jennypickfordatpensthorpe #jennypickford #sculpture #gardensculptureIt's Monday and that means it's time to meet another bird species you are likely to see during our daily bird feeds.
Introducing the very loud and squawky Black-headed gull!
What are the two reasons why the gull that Allan points out doesn't have it's trademark black head colouring?
You could also find out online where they breed and what their migration habits are.
Our daily bird feed can get very noisy, as you can see here, but that's part of what makes it a great spectacle. We hope you enjoy!
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#pensthorpenaturalpark #wildlifeeducation #natureeducation #naturereserve #wildlife #birdlife #blackheadedgull #naturereservesuk #lovenature #birdfeeding #wildlifespotting #biazabrightsideHappy International Flamingo Day!
Here's a picture from our secret flamingo cam, of our resident flamingos sitting on their eggs. They've all got their bottoms to the camera in this shot but that doesn't stop us being very excited to report that we have currently 9 pairs sitting on eggs, with a lot of activity continuing, so hopefully we will get some more!
We don't know if any of them are fertile yet but we will keep you updated.
Keep following us for more flamingo updates from our regular Flamingo Friday posts: https://bit.ly/2y02Tfk
#internationalflamingoday #flamingos #pensthorpenaturalpark #weloveflamingos #flamingolove #greaterflamingo #flamingoeggChill out on a Sunday morning and join our virtual Garden Club where we hope to inspire you with garden related news and updates.
The Bluebell Wood at Pensthorpe is a hidden gem, out on the far reaches of our nature reserve. It is beyond our Wildflower Meadow and is a haven for peace and tranquility.
The bluebells peak for only a matter of about 10 days and then their beauty is gone, so it's a very small window to see them at their best.
In our latest video, our Head Gardener, Jonathan, introduces you to the beauty of the Bluebell Wood and updates you on what is going on at Pensthorpe during lockdown, in terms of the colour that our fauna species are currently bringing.
Visit our YouTube channel too see the video. It’s very calming as you hear the birds singing and the sound of nature doing its thing: https://youtu.be/l2rl06zohFU 🎥 Jonathan's family
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