Two new “bug hotels” have been created by schoolchildren in Epsom in a bid to attract more wildlife to their school’s grounds.

An “eco day” hosted by Stamford Green Primary School, near to Christ Church Mount, saw the entire school develop structures as part of the initiative.

For their bases the hotels used pallets, which were donated by the Old Moat Garden Centre, and a range of materials were used to develop nooks, crannies and crevices for wildlife.

Some were brought in from home and others were directly from the school’s grounds itself.

Each class at Stamford Green Primary School created a storey of the hotels, and they will come back over the weeks and months to see how it has progressed.

The bug hotels are part of a developing eco garden at the school, started thanks to a grant from Surrey County Council councillor Bernie Muir last year.

Funding has enabled the school to create raised beds, where children are both sewing and growing their own vegetables.

Katie Beundermann, who leads the eco programme at Stamford Green Primary School, said: “The wildlife hotels are just the beginning of our work to create animal habitats in the eco garden.

“The children were very excited to make them and learn about which creatures the different materials might attract.

“It was fantastic to see all year groups embracing this activity, creating a valuable learning resource and working together to make a positive impact on the environment.”