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School gardening activities for July

Explore our top resources of the month, tips from schools and RHS activities to support your projects in July

Resources of the month

Take a pollinator count

Help track pollinator numbers by counting the insects visiting your plants. Spend 10 minutes watching a specific flower in your growing space, track the number of insects you saw on our downloadable recording sheet and then let us know what you found through a quick survey

Start counting
A piece of paper showing images of insects with spaces to add numbers.

What to do in the garden this month

Inspiration from the school garden

Vases on a wooden table containing flowers made of LEGO bricks

Building flowers and connections

Young people at a youth cafe in Sevenoaks have created an innovative display of LEGO flowers to support their local Britain in Bloom group. They've also planted up areas around the cafe with pollinator-friendly flowers including cosmos.

A hoverfly lagoon made of a black plastic container and natural materials on the ground

Creating a hoverfly haven

Pupils at St Alban's Primary School in Hampshire have been constructing hoverfly lagoons as part of this year's Wild About Gardens campaign. They filled old containers with dried leaves, twigs and water, then popped them in a tray for the precious pollinators to find. 

Dates for your diary

Bees' Needs Week (14 - 20 July)

Bees' Needs Week (14 - 20 July)

Raise awareness of bees and how to support them with our downloadable PowerPoint slides

Bees' Needs Week (14 - 20 July)
International Friendship Day (30 July)

International Friendship Day (30 July)

Create your own botanical bookmarks to give to friends and loved ones as gifts

International Friendship Day (30 July)

Book of the month

You don't need a lot of room to create a beautiful green space. RHS Miniature Garden Grower shows you how to create tiny gardens that bring big rewards. Divided into five styles, each one starts with background information on the style of the garden, snippets of simple plant science and easy-to-follow practical advice. These teeny-tiny gardens take very little time to plant and are a great option for summer holiday activities.

Miniature Garden Grower book cover

New from the National Education Nature Park

Webinar: end of year celebration (16 July)

Webinar: end of year celebration (16 July)

Hear from the Nature Park team and Minister Stephen Morgan about the impact the Nature Park programme has had and what the team have discovered with data collected from schools.

What to do with the Nature Park this summer

What to do with the Nature Park this summer

Explore a range of resources to help you get involved with nature during the summer holidays, from mapping habitats to creating your own zine - there's something for everyone

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