Minet Country Park

A record of Year 7's English work at Minet Country Park June 2009.

The Six-spot Burnet Moth:

Six-spot Burnet Moth Red Burnet Moth Muskaran 7MT (08-9)

A red spotlight
brightened the black coal
Its antennae long as spiders' legs
It hides in the green grass
Yet its brightness caught my eye
Risking its life with every move
It can only trust in its senses to stay alive.

The Red Burnet Moth Chamanjeet

Covered in crimson red and goth black spots
Its skin filled with soft fur
Eyes like tiny buttons
Lying between the soft, gentle leaves and brown soil
Finding nectar with its antlers like long spiders legs

Red Burnet Moth Suman

As black as death, splattered with fiery crimson red

Looking like an Artistic Masterpiece

It rests its wings on the bright green grass

And gazes upon the craggy muddy rocks

Contrasting with its surroundings and standing out

It likes to be the centre of attention.

Miss Handa's Powerpoint Slide Show.

Sparrow Hawk

by Kunal 7DS (08-09)

I saw a whole range of birds but the one I liked the most and saw surprisingly was a Sparrow Hawk.

I saw the Sparrow Hawk with
Mr. Bending and Simrandeep.

When everyone went we were left behind and we alone saw it with Mr. Bending's binoculars.

It was flying around and every time we stopped, it was hiding and we could not see it.

The Ox-eye Daisy:

Surrounded by fresh white petals giving off such a scent

A deep eye-catching yellow in the middle, standing out from the rest

The petals as white as snow

These daisies scattered in the countryside and gardens

Many in groups together, side by side

Whilst standing very still, they try to catch a handful of sunshine

The ox-eyed daisy gives off its spectacular natural scent.

Amreeta 7MT (08-09)

Country and Town:

Country and Town

Suman 7SK (08-9)

The fresh breeze blows past the flowers and the fluttering butterflies

As the huge king of the fields rests with his branches spread

Surrounded by his fellow friends

He overlooks the field and guards it

His branches like a stag's antlers

Freely spaced out and spreading further to protect his kingdom

The chirping of grasshoppers fills the silence,

And the harmonious and rhythmic singing of birds

Delights the ears of the other creatures

The flapping of the butterflies' wings

And the swaying of the flowers and the gentle breeze

Add together and make one melodic song, putting a spell on you.

But the rumbling of the lorries and buses and the honking of cars

Disturb the peaceful country, breaking the spell of the song.

The zooming cars and vehicles just bring chaos to the country.

The heavy hard brown building representing the hubbub of the town

The work going on in the building and the workers working and sweating

Not one bit aware that they are disturbing the country.

Some trees, plants, birds and other wildlife - hypertext links:

Plants:

English name 'Latin' or scientific name

Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius

Common Nettle Urtica dioica

Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris

Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens

Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris

Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana

Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis

Common Mallow Malva sylvestris

White Clover Trifolium repens

Hare's-foot Clover Trifolium arvense

Red Clover Trifolium pratense

Common Bird's-foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus

Goat's-rue Galega officinalis

Broom Cytisus scoparius

Bramble (blackberry) Rubus fruticosus

Silverweed Potentilla anserine

Rose Rosa sp.

Rosebay Willow-herb Chamerion angustifolium

Hemlock Conium maculatum

Fool's Water-cress Apium nodiflorum

Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium

Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum

Wild Carrot Daucus carota

Cowslip Primula veris

Scarlet Pimpernel Anagallis arvensis

Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis

Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium

Greater Plantain Plantago major

Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata

Wild teasel Dipsacus fullonum

Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare

Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra

Cornflower Centaurea cyanus

Dandelion Taraxacum sp

Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus

Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum

Great Reedmace Typha latifolia

Common Reed Phragmites australis

Common Couch Elytrigia repens

Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus

Trees:

English name 'Latin' or scientific name

Laburnum Laburnum anagyroides

False Acacia Robinia pseudoacacia

English Elm Ulmus procera

Silver Birch Betula pendula

Hazel Corylus avellana

English Oak Quercus robur

Poplar Populus sp.

Crack Willow Salix fragilis

Goat Willow Salix caprea

Grey Willow Salix cinerea

White Willow (cricket bats) Salix alba

Buddleia Buddleja davidii

Ash Fraxinus excelsior

Elder(berry) Sambucus nigra

Blackthorn (or Sloe) Prunus spinosa

Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna

Rowan (or Mountain Ash) Sorbus aucuparia

Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria

Holly Ilex aquifolium

Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus

Field Maple Acer campestre

Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris

Birds:

English name 'Latin' or scientific name

Robin Erithacus rubecula

Ring-necked parakeet Psittacula krameri

Carrion Crow Corvus corone

Blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus

Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus

Feral, domestic or homing pigeon Columba livia (= Rock Dove)

Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto

Skylark Alauda arvensis

Great tit Parus major

Magpie Pica pica

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

Whitethroat Sylvia communis

Herring Gull Larus argentatus

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Starling Sturnus vulgaris

Blackbird Turdus merula

Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major

Green Woodpecker Picus viridis

Moths and Butterflies:

English name 'Latin' or scientific name

Six-spot Burnet moth Zygaena filipendulae (caterpillar)

Marbled White Melanargia galathea

Minet Country Park (A Rocha):

http://www.arocha.org/gb-en/whatwedo/projects/livingwaterways/1629-DSY.html

RSPB near you:

http://www.rspb.org.uk/nearyou/