Lower Fields Primary School

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Lower Fields Primary School has extensive grounds which they are using to extend their classrooms into an outdoor activity centre.
A neglected nature area was transformed as part of the E Schools project as well as development of a horticultural area.

Facilities include:
  • Nature area - with mixture of habitats such as woodland, pond, log piles, wildflower meadow, grassland and bird hides
  • Willow tunnel
  • Amphitheatre
  • Outdoor classrooms

Horticultural area
This contains grow beds for the whole school, an air-flow tunnel, a fruit orchard, a cottage garden bed, annual beds, herbs and soft fruit.

Horticulture area
Gardening Club
Meet Mondays after schools and the children are involved in a variety of tasks from growing vegetables, flowers and trees to maintaining the school's nature area.

The children have won prizes for many years at the West Yorkshire Organic Show for a variety of produce.


Past Funding Body: Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (Bradford Vision)