Chloe found tracks in her tunnel this morning. She thinks it was a hedgehog – what do you think?

By Chester (aged 6) My younger sister and I love to play at a bike park down by the beach. There is a stormwater drain next to it that we love to explore. We noticed lots of rubbish around the tracks and at the drain. So, we got some bags and filled them up. It […]

By Hazel (aged 6) I decided I wanted to do some craft activities yesterday and Mummy said we could try and re-use our old Forest & Bird magazines. I cut out pictures that I liked from the magazine and found a plain cardboard box. Then I covered the top of the box with Mod Podge […]

A new discovery made by Oscar (age 12) An Owlloaf is a small animal that does not classify as a bird or mammal. They are not birds as they are covered in fur and feed their young milk, and they are not mammals as they lay eggs and have wings. They naturally live in small dark […]

KCC South Canterbury has challenged their families to make rainbows out of colourful autumn leaves 🌈 🍁 Here are some photos that have been shared with us. Aren’t the leaf rainbows fantastic!

By Anthony (aged 9), the trapper. I started doing trapping in the forest in October 2019.  I have now been trapping in the forest for 7 months. I started trapping because I liked catching pests, and because I love nature.  I want to protect New Zealand’s wildlife and native birds.  When I started, I had […]

By Marcus (aged 8) and Meika (aged 7) During the Lockdown, we decided to get creative and make some nature art. We went for a walk up the road and collected leaves, twigs, moss and anything off the ground that we thought would look neat in a picture. When we got home we created all […]

By Bob I’ve made a bird feeder with a pinecone, peanut butter and Wild Bird Seed mix. We can’t wait to see the birds enjoy their treat.

RNZ Afternoons + Nic Toki challenged listeners to create LEGO NZ Critters. Here are some made by KCCers. We’d love you to send, comment or @ us your entry/ies too: kcc@forestandbird.org.nz; Facebook; Instagram

Hi Hoiho,My name is Judah and my favourite bird is a kākāpo.  I made a kākāpō from a dishwasher container because I wanted it to have wings out the back.  First we painted the container with white paint, then cut the wings and drew the kākāpō shape.  Mum said we would get some paint, but […]