--- title: "Exploring the School Garden with Year 1 Gardening Gang! " url: "https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/news/2025-09-25-exploring-the-school-garden-with-year-1-gardening-gang" school: "Trawden Forest Primary School" --- # Exploring the School Garden with Year 1 Gardening Gang! ![Image of Exploring the School Garden with Year 1 Gardening Gang! ](https://files.schudio.com/trawden-forest-primary-school-2/images/news/processed-3866A8B0-6860-4624-B3A3-795C2A00086A.jpeg) 25 September 2025 The autumn sunshine welcomed another group of enthusiastic Year 1 Gardening Gang children, who spent time exploring and learning about the different areas of our school garden. From the potting shed to the polytunnel, they discovered what we’ve been growing, smelt the herbs in our herb bed, and found out how we help and feed the birds in our garden. The children explored our collection of seed packets and shared ideas about what they would like to grow next season. They were amazed at the size of the onions we had harvested! Our composting journey was also introduced — the children compared compost that had just been turned into a new bay with a compost bay that was still being added to, learning how the waste breaks down to become nutrient-rich soil. They also helped to separate some of the marigold seeds we are saving, ready for planting next year. Arthur kindly brought in some conkers he had collected and wanted to plant — the children learnt how to test them to see which ones were healthy and would have the best chance of germinating and growing into a horse chestnut tree. Another brilliant hands-on session in the garden, full of curiosity, teamwork, and lots of new discoveries! [Class of 2031](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/class-of-2031) [Gardening](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/gardening) [ Bubbles Bubbles Everywhere in EYFS!](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/news/2025-09-24-bubbles-bubbles-everywhere-in-eyfs-1) [Year 3's Paddington Scavenger Hunt! ](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/news/2025-09-26-year-3-s-paddington-scavenger-hunt) ### School News - [Calendar](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/calendar) - [Events](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/events) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Trawden-Forest-Primary-School-2044364025884936) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/trawdenforestprimary/) - [News](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/news) - [Newsletters](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/school-news/newsletters) ![Trawden Forest Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/trawden-forest-primary-school-2/images/logo/Untitled_design.png) #### Trawden Forest Primary School Dean Street Trawden Lancashire BB8 8RN (01282) 865242 #### Useful Links - [Contact Us](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/contact) - [Term Dates](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/parents/term-dates) - [Absence Reporting](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/absence-reporting) - [Calendar](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/calendar) - [Job Vacancies](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/job-vacancies) #### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Trawden-Forest-Primary-School-2044364025884936) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/trawdenforestprimary/) © Copyright 2025–2026 Trawden Forest Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://trawden.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)