Darwin’s Worms - an exciting new project for Shropshire Schools
23 12 2008 
We are celebrating Charles Darwin’s 200th Birthday in 2009 with a project all about some creatures we know he was very fond of- worms!
Back in October 2008, Shropshire Wildlife Trust was awarded funds from the Darwin Community Arts Fund, allowing us to put together an exciting new project for nursery schools.
We feel that earthworms have a lot to teach us about recycling and living in a more gentle and environmentally-friendly way.
By encouraging very young children to take part in worm composting or “vermicomposting”, we are creating a positive message about caring for our world and caring for our future.
Thirty nursery schools across Shrewsbury have so far been contacted, with an offer of a free wormery and support from Shrewsbury’s Master Composters.
The response has been brilliant! Twenty-six nursery schools have already received their wormery and over 700 children are now hard at work looking after their new wriggling friends. Please come back to visit these pages for more updates and information on Charles Darwin, vermicomposting and wriggly worms.
