The children in Studland class at Bere Regis primary school enjoyed an afternoon of bug hunting in their meadow and forest school area with entomologist, author and TV presenter, Dr George McGavin. On a glorious summer's afternoon surrounded by a sea of wildflowers, the children were given nets and magnifying pots and encouraged to catch bugs and with George's help, to instantly identify them and let them go. Back in the classroom, George talked the children through photos of the insects they had discovered and awarded a prize to the most interesting insect, a scorpion fly found by Charlotte.
The following day, George spoke in the whole school assembly about the important part that insects play in the natural world and encouraged the children to look out for insects wherever they are. After the assembly, Kimmeridge class walked over to Dorset Wildlife Trust's Wild Woodbury rewilding project in Bere Regis to have their turn at bug hunting with George and to learn about the pollinator plants that are emerging there on the land after years of intensive farming.
