Nature Kings & Queens at the Bigwood Estate 16th May 2025 Global Pre-prep Year 1 had a wonderful morning on the Bigwood Estate. We were led by the brilliant Farmer David who was so engaging and knowledgeable. We explored around 25 acres of the land and learnt about the Kings and Queens of nature. We first met the queens of stinging nettles and the king of trees, the oak tree. We measured one oak tree and discovered it was 183 years old and King George VI was in power. We met the horses who would pull the rulers of the land and we discovered we were not as strong as a horse when pulling a carriage. Did you know there is no king bee, only queen bees and they lay around 2000 eggs a day. The male bees are called drones and we even learnt a bee dance, the waggle dance. One of the children’s favourite parts was meeting and feeding the animals, especially the pigs. Did you know you can listen to plants sing? The dandelion had the best singing voice.