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9 Bird Boxes
10 Farmland View
Keep walking down the path but keep
As you continue walking down the
your eyes scanning the trees around
drive, look out for views across the
you
valley and then stop when you find
the old tree blocking your path
Miss Alice
“This was originally a drive for carriages
coming up from the Stables to the House.
Paul
The slope is much gentler than the main drive and doesn’t have as
“Just look at the view from this stop. Do you think Miss Alice would
many sharp turns.”
recognise it now? How might it have changed from her day?
I wonder what she would think about what we are doing to the
landscape and nature?
Paul
“Can you see the Bird Box?
One of the problems my gardeners face at Waddesdon is the changing climate.
Are there any birds using it?
We think it will get warmer and stormier here and so many old trees will die and
fall over, like the one at this stop.
We gardeners like to encourage birds
because they eat bugs and grubs, some of
Other species will move from warmer climates and compete with the animals
which damage the plants we grow. They also help to
and plants already established here. So my team has to plan ahead and make
create a balanced insect level. Birds lay their eggs in
sure they all have the best chance of survival.
spring so that they hatch when grubs are emerging to
ensure a plentiful food source for their chicks.
If habitats change, so will the species living here. Animals and plants will move,
or become extinct.”
This box is especially suited to small birds such as blue tits.
Draw the view from this stop, across the valley, and then draw how you think it
Look out for bat boxes too – they are the same shape as bird
might look with a warmer climate. One where species from warmer lands are
boxes but the hole is underneath.”
living – and competing with humans for space and resources. In your drawing
show how we might all help to slow down climate change by driving less, or
Use the back pages of this guide to draw your own bird box
using the wind or waves to make our power.
for a different bird, one that is bigger, perhaps a tawny owl,
who like to live in holes in trees. Can you see any holes that
an owl might like here?
When you are ready follow the path down Miss Alice’s Drive to the
last stop, Stop 11, at the Stables. Don’t forget to collect your
WADDESDON YOUNG EXPLORER badge from the Children’s Shop
there, and you might want a drink after your walk! Then follow the
signs up to the main house and the Powerhouse to watch the
When you are ready, keep walking to Stop 10.
Explorer video.
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