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Springwatch action day was about thousands of volunteers coming forward, and offering a few hours of their time to make-over acres of unloved land up and down the country - and turn them into nature havens to be enjoyed by the whole community.

Our 91Èȱ¬ Tees event was a partnership with The Marshall Drive Playing Field Action Group in Brotton, with the help of the enthusiastic pupils from the adjoining St Peter's School.

We even got to meet Bob the beekeeper.

Now in the midst of Autumn the Springwatch event seems a very long time ago. So what's been happening since we packed up the strimmers and spades back in June?Ìý Well one thing that can be said about the Action Group is that they're always full of action.Ìý

Since we met them in June 2008, they've built a polytunnel and grown their own vegetables for the school dinners.Ìý They've built a twigloo - which like an igloo, but made of twigs, and is often used as an extra classroom to learn about nature.Ìý They've erected a bug hotel, a hedgehog house, a place for butterflies and they've even strimmed a BMX pathway through the fledgingÌý Brotton Woods... but what next?

The Marshall Drive Playing Field Action Group in Brotton along with St Peter's School, are eager to develop the site even further for the community to enjoy.Ìý Next on the agenda is to get the funding for a bird hide.Ìý

Richard Unthank, Assistant Head Teacher at St Peters said:

"We're also looking to make a clearing for some sort of seating area, where people can sit round in a circle.Ìý

"I think what we need to promote is a visit for people that's not just for a few minutes - but for a whole morning or a whole afternoon.Ìý And with that, some sensory activities where they get to use their five senses."

Find out more about Autumnwatch activities taking place near you by listening to Chris and Brigid each Sunday from 11 to 2 to find out what is happening in the world of gardening, the great outdoors and all things green.