Biosphere Garden Project
The School's Wish List
1.The Garden
- The Garden: The main block of the space will consist of areas to help re-wild and bring biodiversity into the school environment. It will also offer a nature reserve for students, plants and animals to thrive within the school. below are the areas the students have decided are needed.
Wildflower Meadow
Wild flower seeds will be scattered in all areas of the garden which are not moan paths or designated areas.
Wildlife Zones
The dead wall will also house bug hotel sections. Bird boxes will go on the fence and on posts and a hedgehog house and bucket ponds may be added.
Social Area/Outdoor Classroom
To encourage the space to be used to teach in, we are creating an outdoor classroom. seats will be made out of tyres with a woven wire top, pebble for the floor, rubber matting for presenting from and a white board attached to the fence.
Composting
Miss Dixon has been working with a group of students after school to research which com[posting solution will be best for the school and secure funding to implement a composting system.
Boundaries
The boundaries apart from the dead wall will be made of willow which will continue to grow.
Cosy Area
a cosy quiet area will be created by making a woven willow dome which will continue to grow.
Picnic Area
A mown circle of grass as a picnic area to sit and enjoy the environment.
Planting Trees
Trees will be planted for the benefit of future students and all the benefits trees add to an environment.
Greenhouse and Shed
The green house will be a geodesic dome with recycled plastic sides. This warmer environment will encourage the growth of seedlings before planting out in the raised beds. A shed will house the tools and necessary equipment for a gardening club.
Growing Area
Raised beds made from delivery packaging from Vesters factory will be be ideal to grow a variety of food and plants throughout the year which will be run by a growing team of students.
2. The Sculpture Garden
Several pieces of artwork will be made for a sculpture garden:
These pieces will be based on examples within Ryde which demonstrate why we are a biosphere reserve.
These pieces will incorporate an interactive QR code to key locations in Ryde Town to educate people about the biosphere reserve example.
This will stretch engagement and the scope of learning beyond the school gates into each area corresponding area within the town; educating the local community about our UNESCO biosphere reserve using creative methods to promote inclusive engagement.
Wagtails and the Pier
Using this sort of idea we will produce wagtail birds out of milk cartons. These will be used for the Mardi Gras and then installed onto the fence with a cross stitched pier on the fence to raise awareness of the plight of the wagtails needing their shelter on the pier to be reinstalled.
Seagrass and the Seahorses
Art Piece will be designed around this biosphere feature
Sandlings and Hover Travel
Art Piece will be designed around this biosphere feature.
Bee Orchids and Soil Composition
Using the milk bottle handles we will make bee orchids but the final design is still under construction
Location of our Wildlife Garden
Plan D - The O- Zone Court Yard
The O- Zone
Although much smaller the benefits are
it is protected so it will actually develop and happen
some of the group creating the space use this area
it is in need if investment- time, resources, creativity
it is manageable in the remaining time frame
there is an established theme of Sea Horses in the department! YAY!
Desired sections we can keep in this area below + SHADE
OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
COMPOSTING
COSY AREA
GROWING AREA
Sculptures/ Art
Sea Horse from bottle tops
Pied Wagtails
Shade
Gallery of Progress
Progress of the sink paints to be on display in the telephone box in lind street and then finally in the court yard
Progression of Bottle top Light Box being made for merry and bright but will finally go on display in the court yard
A composing wormery has been ordered along with a starter kit of live worms
These silk paintings which has gone on display in the town will then to on display in quay arts and then finally go on permanent display in the court yard in the court yard
We bought this table and chairs set on Wightbay to sustainably reuse this item rather than purchase a new one. Jenna has taken the light chairs in the lift while Alex and Simon carry the very heavy table up both flights of stairs! :)
The wag tails we made out of milk bottles and then used to make a Mardi Gras carnival costume will later be used to stick onto this huge window in the court yard to look like a flock of birds and be a constant reminder of one of our features of the biosphere in Ryde and their plight for resting boxes at the end of the pier
We have been offered this scaffolding tower which we will configure into our cosy area in the court yard. the silk painted panels we are making for the box lantern for Merry and Bright and be used to form the decoration
Desired Sections to take out into the community
Desired Sections we will move outside of the area into the community
Wild Garden
Sculpture/ Art - our carnival sandling
Planting Trees
Wildlife Zones
PLAN C
We have had to move again as every week our progress has been moved or destroyed. Because we have had to move our site for a third time we are now making the decision to move to a completely secure site which can be locked. This is the old bike shed which got closed a few years ago. Simon from our maintenance team has offered his hours for free to get the area cleared and strimmed.
I will make new plans and designs to try to keep as many of our planned elements as possible.
PLAN B
We have had to move our plans to a more secure location after we took advise from the maintenance team about our prior location been open to vandalism.
This is the area beside the maze we have now moved to.
The advantages of this site are:
It already has a maze as a point of interest
It is a smaller more manageable site
It will be more protected and overseen by the 6th form
all of the elements can still fit into this new plan
PLAN A
The Biosphere Garden project will be located between the AstroTurf and football field and alongside the schools outer fence, see pic below. It will be split into 2 sections.
The garden: In the main block of the space will consist of areas to help re-wild and bring biodiversity into the school environment. It will also offer a nature reserve for students, plants and animals to thrive within the school.
The Sculpture Garden:This area located in the strip of land between the fence and the football field is adjoined to the garden by a willow arch.
List Key
Green - done
Red - not able to do
black - still to do
Strategic To Do List
Classroom
Tyers sourced
Tyers drilled
Wire sourced
Wire stripped
Wire woven onto tyres
Tyres placing in position
Pebbles collecting
Pebbles placing on floor
White board installing
Design spray painted floor matting
Floor matting spray painted
Floor matting in situ
Land
Paths marked out
Areas marked out
Paths mown
Willow
Willow cutting
Willow dome planting
Willow fence planting
Composing
Composting bin installed
Info to educate the students how to use it
Growing area
Raised beds sourced
Raised beds installed
Soil sourced
Soil installed
Planting out
Geodesic dome made
Geodesic dome sides made
Geodesic sides installed
Geodesic dome interior
Shed purchased
Shed made
Shelves installed
Floor matting designed
Floor matting sprayed
Floor matting installed
Source trees
Plant trees
Wild seeds scattered
Art sculptures
wagtails
Wag tails made
Wag tails wiring up
Wag tails installed
Yarn sourcing
Pier cross stitch designing
Cross stitch stitching
Bee orchids
Cut milk bottle handles off
Form orchids
Design a piece of art around the soil composition
Make into art piece
Install
Sandings
Design an art piece
install
Sea grass
Design an art piece
Install
Up Cycled Seating
designed and installed
To Buy
Below is the Team Wilder Report on Ryde Academy School Grounds
Grounds advice Ryde academy report.pdf