Hill View pupils become Eco Buddies
19/02/2025
The youngsters decorated their own bird boxes and learned about keeping our planet healthy
Pupils at Hill View Primary School in Banbury put their biodiversity knowledge to the test by participating in a new, free educational programme from housebuilder Orbit Homes.
Eco Buddies aims to support pupils with their understanding of nature and what they can do to promote greater biodiversity.
During the session pupils built and decorated their own bird boxes and learned about the important role that plants and animals play in keeping our planet healthy.
They also learned how the housebuilder integrates eco-friendly features such as bug hotels and hedgehog highways into their developments.
Emma Jeavons, Assistant Headteacher at Hill View Primary School, said: “Our pupils are very curious about the environment and love to explore outdoors so this was a fantastic chance for the children to learn more about biodiversity.
“The bird box activity was a fun and creative way to get the pupils really involved with the idea of protecting the wildlife around us and we’d like to say thank you to Orbit Homes for inspiring our very own ‘Eco Buddies’.”
Brian Nearney, Regional Managing Director at Orbit Homes, added: “We were delighted to join pupils at Hill View Primary School for an exciting Eco Buddies session. It was a great opportunity to help the children learn more about biodiversity and how they can make their own positive impact on the environment, both at home and at school.
“All the pupils were amazing at building and decorating the bird boxes and we’d like to thank Hill View Primary for having us.”
Published: by the Banbury FM News Team
