The pre-schoolers at an Aylesbury school created homes for wild birds during the National Nestbox Week to help struggling wildlife.

The youngsters of Bierton C of E Combined School on Parsons Lane in Aylesbury took on the challenge after national concern for UK bird species during the awareness week on February 14-21.

To help declining bird species ahead of spring nesting season, impacted by factors such as agriculture, the housebuilder Barratt David Wilson North Thames donated bird tables to schools near its Kingsbrook housing development.

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The youngsters built their own bird tables using sustainably certified wood, so native birds - like blue tits, house sparrows, robins, wrens and wagtails- would come to the school grounds.

Bucks Free Press: The youngsters with the bird table they builtThe youngsters with the bird table they built

Vicki Tarling, nursery lead at Bierton C of E Combined, commented: “We are passionate about teaching pupils from a young age the importance of preserving wildlife, so we were excited to have our very own bird table for the school playground.

“The pupils really enjoyed building the bird table together and decorating it. It was a fun activity for children, but it also taught them how to embrace nature and wildlife.”

Figures from bird conservation charity RSPB in 2021 show 70 bird species in the UK were added on the highest rating of concern, the conservation red list which includes more than quarter of 245 bird species in Britain.

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The list records threat of extinction and wild bird species experiencing a serious drop in their population numbers.

Bucks Free Press: A number of UK bird species were added of a list of concernA number of UK bird species were added of a list of concern

Karly Williams, sales and marketing director of the housebuilder Barratt David Wilson North Thames, said:

“With this campaign we hope to empower children to take small steps to welcome wildlife into their school playground.

Bucks Free Press: The national awareness week at Bierton C of E Combined School on Parsons Lane in AylesburyThe national awareness week at Bierton C of E Combined School on Parsons Lane in Aylesbury

“By installing a custom-made bird table in the playground, the children can take one small step to help protect wild birds in Aylesbury, and allow the population to continue to grow this nesting season.”