Two eight-year-old girls from Stamford, Lincolnshire, have launched a wildlife club called the Nature Goddesses to help protect local plants and animals. Rosalind and Beatrix started the club at their school, where they take other children into the bushes to teach them about different creatures and plants, with adult supervision.
So far, the club has discovered a variety of wildlife, including a garden tiger moth, common blue butterfly, shield bug, snails, garden spiders, caterpillars, ladybirds, dragonflies, and four bumblebees. The girls say their minds fill with wonder as they explore these gifts of nature.
Rosalind shared her most interesting fact: spiders are not insects because insects have six legs, wings, antennae, and three body sections, while spiders have eight legs, two body parts, and usually eight eyes. Beatrix is fascinated by the age of trees, particularly the Bowthorpe Oak, a 1,000-year-old tree just a few miles away.
The club meets on hot, sunny days when the wind is soft and the birdsong is gentle. The girls also help nature at home by planting seeds and picking up litter. They believe every new child who joins is like another beautiful plant saved.
