Some twenty nature activities are prepared and presented in nursery and primary schools, secondary schools, and sixth-form colleges.

Birds
Objectives: discover the world of birds by examining their characteristics, biology, and evolution

Birds' feeding habits
Objectives; study of the various diets depending on the shape of the bird's beak, the notion of evolution
Nocturnal birds of prey
Objectives: presentation of nocturnal birds of prey, adaptation to nocturnal life and feeding habits

Insects
Objectives: presentation of the world of insects, their biology, the notions of mimicry and camouflage
Contact :

Sébastien Minchin
Sarah Verstraete

tel : 03.86.95.82.22

Butterflies
Objectives: presentation of the world of butterflies, life cycle, identification and recognition of diurnal and nocturnal butterflies

Bats
Objectives: presentation of bats, their biology and behaviour, adaptation to nocturnal life

Changing seasons in the park
Objectives: nature discovery, changes in the fauna and flora in the Moulin à Tan Park following the rhythm of the seasons. Comparison between broad-leaved and coniferous trees, animal behaviour and living environments (pond, undergrowth, etc.), with its specific vocabulary.

The animals in the park
Objectives: presentation of animals encountered during an outing in the park, introduction to looking for signs of their presence, tracks.

Animal classification
Objectives: notion of species, classification of a few major zoological groups to determine the family ties between the animals.
The plants in the park
Objectives: presentation of the flora encountered during an outing in the park, introduction to flower recognition, trees and others plants, reading the labels

Flowers, fruit, seeds
Objectives: development cycle, flower, fruit, seed. Pollination, the notion that fruit is not always edible, the dissemination of seeds

Creating a herbarium
Objectives: creation of a herbarium, plant recognition, using a flora

Gardening at Les Boutours
Objectives: with vegetable growing, familiarity with the various parts of the plant that are eaten. Observation, cultivation, and care of fruit and vegetables

Plants in the vegetable garden
Objectives: in the Boutours allotments, identification of fruit, vegetables, and cereals and recognition of the various edible parts

Integrated biological control
Objectives: taking the example of greenhouse collection, studying the attraction in using beneficial insects instead of plant health products to combat the pests in our collections

Adaptation of plants to the environment
Objectives: presentation of greenhouse collection, the notion of climate, adaptation of plans, biodiversity and significance of the plant world.

Mapping
Objectives: orientation, reading and creating a map, seeking specific locations in the form of a treasure hunt

Air quality analysis
Objectives: air quality analysis for Sens and its suburbs using bioindicators (lichens, tobacco plants). Mapping air quality

Utilitarian plants
Objectives: investigating plants used by Man for food, medicine, clothing, etc.

The “Déchétrion” (household waste management project)
Objectives: address the notion of pollution, decomposition time, natural resources, and waste recycling


Several educational projects can be planned

Environmental project
     - the Déchétrion
     - air quality
     - integrated biological control

Gardening project
     - visit to Les Boutours
     - plants in the vegetable garden
     - gardening at Les Boutours
     - utilitarian plants in the greenhouses
     - flowers, fruit, seeds

Evolution project
     - how plants adapt to their environment
     - flowers, fruit, seeds
     - animal classification

Forest project
     - changing seasons in the park
     - flowers, fruit, seeds
     - creating a herbarium
     - birds
     - insects
     - tropical forest

Air quality project
     - introduction to mapping
     - air quality

Life cycle project
     - changing seasons in the park
     - flowers, fruit, seeds
     - gardening at Les Boutours
     - nocturnal birds of prey
     - bird diets
     - bats

The nature activities available to young people aim to make the children aware of the importance of respecting nature.

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