Hello there!

I’m East-Beary and Eastbury Play Area is my home. 

I love listening to the birds, watching the bees and butterflies but most of all, I love to play games here. 

I’ll be here when you come and play, as one of my bear friends says “Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits”.

I can listen to you tell me all about your day, hear all your stories or try my best to play hide and seek!

I hope you like this play area too, it has lots of things to do. Have you heard what one of my bear friends says? He says "There's always something new to discover, even in the most familiar places". 

Some of my bear friends have books and poems written about them. You can find out more about them at your library.

Step in to Spring

March to May is Springtime in the UK, with the temperature is definitely getting warmer after Winter.
The days are now a bit longer so we are getting much more sunlight and I can see nature coming to life all around me!

Have you seen the new plants and flowers? You might have seen some daffodils, bluebells and primroses where you live or on your way to school. All the trees are also starting to show their new leaves and some of them even have flowers and berries too. Look out for cherry blossom trees and hawthorn trees.

Hibernating animals are starting to come out of hibernation like hedgehogs, bats and dormice. Frogs, toads and insects are now also coming out of their deep sleeps. Maybe you have seen some frog spawn in a pond or insects dancing around in the Spring breeze?

As it is warmer now, I am starting to see more insects like hoverflies, butterflies and bumble bees. They are also waking up after Winter and are very hungry! They like to feast on the nectar in the flowers that are around and whilst they are dining, they collect pollen and take it with them to the next flowering plant they visit. You might have heard of this, it’s called pollination. Which of these have you seen so far?

I see lots of birds flying high above me, making their way back to the UK after being away in warmer countries for their Winter or because they are busy building nests, finding food and laying eggs. You can hear them sometimes early in the morning with their dawn chorus or in the evening as they tell each other about their day. Listen out when you are here in the play area to see if you can hear them chatting to each other.

It’s the time of year when lots of animals are starting to have their babies as food becomes more available with the new flowers, berries and insects all around us. Maybe you have seen some baby ducks, baby foxes or baby rabbits?

If you want to find out more about what you can see around you in the world this season, other places to visit and to read some good stories about wildlife, you could visit the following places.

https://www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/

https://www.rspb.org.uk/

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/

https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/libraries-and-archives/libraries-and-archives.aspx