Nature - Yours to Discover!

This was only the start of our list about what we discovered today!

Do you have a favourite trail that you frequently walk? Can you close your eyes right now and picture it in your mind? Your trail may seem to be the same each time you walk it but try changing how you are moving through the space. Stop, look, listen, smell and touch - that’s the way we explored the trails in Harrington today and look at all of the discoveries we made! Talk about the discoveries that you were most excited about!

Discoveries on the East Side

A new fire way to lay a fire A home for bugs Our nature identities

Apples from Badger's tree Surprise bags of textures and smell Little red aphids

How to walk like a fox Hickory Tussock Moth caterpillar Whittling with a paring knife

Decomposition Mysterious death How to build a strong structure

Discoveries on the West Side

Abutments for the new bridge Mr. Toad Releasing the crayfish

Lucky as a grasshopper The pond was wider and lower today. Phragmites taller than Oriole

A colour bonanza of wildflowers and a White Crab Spider eating a moth near a daisy.

White Crab Spider

Taking time to reflect and connect

One of the biggest discoveries we made today was that it’s good practice to pause and let our senses take in all the wonders that surround us. When we do, we are often able to notice the smallest and sometimes the most important surprises nature holds for us!

Orb Weaver Spider