It’s an exciting day today for our 2023 leavers as they head off to their new “big” schools. We are sure you will all have a great time meeting new friends and teachers. Everyone at #TeamCVN wishes you well 🥰
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Frogs!
Over the last few months we have been watching our tadpoles grow in the pond. Today we were very excited, because we found our first little frog!
“It was tickling my hand”
“Its so small, we need to be gentle”
“It’s hopping around”
Standards & Quality Report 2022/2023
Our Standard and Quality report for 2022/2023 is now available. View or download the parent/carer version below.
The full report is available here.
Summer is here!
Hard to believe we are already at the end of Session 2022/2023. We’ve had a fantastic, if very fast, year with all of our little people. We will miss all of our leavers but wish them well as they move on to their next steps in their education journey.
The staff team received so many kind words and wishes yesterday along with some lovely gifts – thank you, we do appreciate them.
We hope everyone has a wonderful summer break, hopefully with a little more sunshine than we had yesterday 🤞🏻😎.
We will be back in August!
Cambusbarron Gala Day
We were delighted to be part of Cambusbarron Gala Day yesterday. We set up our stall with lots of photos and information about who we are and what we do. It was lovely to meet new people and also to see so many of our children from previous years all looking so grown up! There were a few of our current cohort in attendance too although they were pretty hard to recognise 🤣
Summer Train Trip to Dunblane
We took a train trip up to Dunblane for our summer trip. The sun shone and we enjoyed a wonderful day playing in Laighills Park.
Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
Echoes Ecology have now completed their PEA of our proposed site in Gillies Hill Community Woodland. Their executive summary records “There was no field evidence of protected species found during the survey. There is suitable habitat for nesting birds and commuting and foraging for bats. If proposed works are to be undertaken during the breeding bird season (March to September inclusive), then any areas of the Site that need to be cleared of vegetation must be shown to be free of nesting birds prior to works commencing. There are no other recommended surveys.”
Echoes Ecology report lists several species from the Scottish Biodiversity List which may be present in the woodland – these include bats, toads, hedgehogs, red squirrels and native bluebells. We have seen lots of bluebells this spring, we regularly see toads and have once spotted a red squirrel. We need to keep our eyes peeled for the rest!
Be Tick Aware
During woodland play sessions children may be exposed to ticks as they are commonly found in woodland, moorland, grassland and parks. Ticks can sometimes pass on diseases such as Lyme disease and Tick-borne encephalitis to humans. Not all ticks are infected and, if they are removed quickly and safely, the chance of illness is greatly reduced.
We strongly recommend that children wear long sleeved tops and trousers as they not only reduce the risk of tick bite they also protect against nettle stings, scrapes and scratches.
We also recommend that parents check for ticks routinely and, if found, remove as soon as possible. The safest way to do this is to use a tick removal tool commonly available in most outdoor shops and chemists.
The following information and guidance may also be useful :
NHS Scotland : Tick Bites
Forestry and Land Scotland : Checking for ticks is easy
NHS Scotland guidelines : Current NHS Scotland Guidelines on Lyme Disease
Forestry Commission: Forestry Commission Identifying Ticks
The following YouTube video by a NHS Highland GP shows how to remove ticks safely :
Our Surprise Coronation Tree
We planted a tree in our orchard in the Walled Garden today to commemorate the Coronation of King Charles III. We don’t know what kind of tree it is so it will be a surprise to see what grows. Our children think it will grow really tall and maybe it will give us some pears or apples to eat for our snack 🤞🏻
Visit from Echoes Ecology
We were very pleased to welcome Kay and Heather from Echoes Ecology to our woods this morning. They have picked a beautiful, warm, sunny day to visit!
Kay and Heather are are conducting a Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (PEA) of our site in the woods which will document the range of habitats present and will look for signs of any protected species. This initial appraisal will inform the requirement for any future surveys.
Kay is known to us at CVN having helped us put up squirrel and bird feeders in the woods a couple of years ago. We are hopeful that our children can again be involved so that we can learn more about the creatures that live in our woods.
Cambusbarron Village Nursery 