The garden has been given a complete makeover by staff and pupils over the last few years and features a range of exciting and interesting natural features.

It is hoped all sorts of creepy crawlies and small animals, such as hedgehogs, will take up residence, thanks to a new habitat pile built in the corner of the garden, along with new nest boxes for small birds, and possibly bats.

The garden is already popular with bullfinches, the rarest type of finch.

Principle teacher Stephen Devlin said: "When we started to work on our nature garden about two years ago, we had to have a serious tidy-up.

"Once we had done that, we started to plant snowdrops, daffodils, bluebells and crocuses. We planted a willow arch and added more willow branches to weave through the sides of the arch.

"We also have quite a few trees in our garden, and we have recently added labels around the trunks."

The centrepiece of the garden is a number eight-shaped path, covered with bark chippings and with a wooden border. There's also a small wooden bridge over a bog, which is now home to special bog plants.

"We have also put in a compost bin," the green-fingered teacher added, "and every day we have two people who take leftover fruit and vegetables from the kitchen to the bin outside."

There are now plans to put wooden benches under the trees and plant more bulbs and bog plants, as well as putting up a welcome sign and planting potatoes near the benches.

"We hope it'll all look good when it's finished," added Stephen.