Hibernation Hotels

For the last couple of weeks we've been watching autumn gradually take hold and thinking about the animals which hibernate over winter. Using sticks and autumn leaves we have built "hibernation hotels" for ground beetles and lacewings which will be hung from trees and hopefully attract some winter guests.







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