Home school group meet Southland natives - 1 June 2022
It was great to have a group visit the community nursery again, and the weather meant a lovely day for meeting Southland natives. Using senses we smelt, looked at and felt the bark and leaves of tī kōuka, kōwhai, miro, rimu, tōtara, kahikatea, mānuka, broadleaf, lancewood, horopito, kōtukutuku, hebe, harakeke and many more as we wandered around the pond track and through the kahikatea swamp forest. As well as meeting all the native plants there was spotting fungi and heaps of noticing. It was great to see adults and children alike being inspired out in nature. A quick look inside the education centre and some potting up finished the visit.
Bronwyn
Posted: 1 June 2022