ST MARGARET’S ACADEMY - PRIORITIES FOR EXTERNAL SPACES Nature Spaces Top Priorities 1. Bird facilities – houses/feeders – use planting to encourage birds (12 votes) 2. Bug hotels made from dead wood, using leaves/twigs inside (9 votes)
Social Spaces Top Priorities 1. Seating area in woodland – tree stumps, possible decking (long term)(12 votes) 2. Natural bench area and natural shelter area in woodland remove fence at bottom (8 votes) 2. Bus park shelter around the wall – perhaps decked to make it more weatherproof (8 votes)
2. Replant hedgerow and grow different types of plants at the edge/bottom (9 votes)
4. Football stand behind pitch (7 votes)
4. Plant native plants to attract insects/birds e.g. willow trees (7 votes)
4. Basketball court behind the pitches or grassy area basketball court – beside PE/swimming (long term) (7 votes)
5. Create a meadow for wild flowers – don’t cut the grass! (6 votes)
4. Trenches in the side woodland area – natural ditch already in place (Curriculum links –history, drama and CDT) (7 votes)