Wildverse Poems from Fun Kids

Wildverse Poems from Fun Kids

Listen to the winning poems in this year's childrens wildlife poetry competition on Fun Kids, the UK's only radio station dedicated to children.

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December 4, 2020 1 min
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Fluttering, flittering,
Fleetingly skittering,
The bats burst out the tangle of ash,

Swerving, zipping,
Instinctively flipping,
The evening acrobats dash,

Deftly dancing,
Artfully darting,
Whirring wings above me flash,

Flickering, twisting,
Skittishly skimming,
My heart leaps at needle squeak,

Zigzagging, twirling,
Swiftly swerving,
Detector splutters as they streak,

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I breathe in beauty from my bower, as my boots swing above the brook.

I hear the scurble of the stream as it scurries over stones, and the scritching scratch of Artemis, scrabbling for bones. 

And a flabby tubby burble as the swashy water tumbles in the plastic tunnel liner through the limestone bridge that funnels, the day’s rain from the moor.

Past the fields and fences, festooned with fluffy fronds from lamb...

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Am I too small to save the bees? 

It’s a shame to lose them, can I help them please?

We planted some trees my mummy and me, 

The nectar they love and their home is the tree.

Am I too small to help I ask? 

My grandad said no and we set off on a task, 

We built a hotel for the bees to stay 

It has wooden tubes for them to play  

Am I too small to really help out?

My daddy said I can help witho...

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Author and judge Sophie Anderson joins Bex to announce the winners of the WildVerse Competition 2018, in the 7 & under category.

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November 29, 2018 4 mins

Author and judge Sophie Anderson joins Bex to announce the winners of the WildVerse Competition 2018, 8-12 Category.

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November 29, 2018 3 mins

Author and judge Sophie Anderson joins Bex to announce the winners of the WildVerse Competition 2018, 13-18 Category.

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December 15, 2017 4 mins

Laura Dockrill reads out the runners up and winner of the Wildverse competition! 

Winner: Izzie - I Wonder

1st Runner Up: Cicely Thorpe - Our Sea

2nd Runner Up: Chioma - Midnight in the Forest

3rd Runner Up: Grace - In the Woods

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December 15, 2017 6 mins

Laura Dockrill reads out the runners up and winner of the Wildverse competition! 

Winner: Laura - Rugged Beauty

1st Runner Up: Lucy - The Transient Treecreeper

2nd Runner Up: Reece - Please See a Spider's Worth

3rd Runner Up: Poppy - The Wild Woods

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December 15, 2017 3 mins

Laura Dockrill reads out the runners up and winner of the Wildverse competition! 

Winner: Jacob - The Oak Tree

1st Runner Up: Alasdair - The Shell

2nd Runner Up: Cailtin - The Blue Sky

3rd Runner Up: Rowan - A Walk in the Woods

 

 

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'The Salmon Jump' was named the winner in the 13-18s category for Wildverse 2016, a competiton run by Fun Kids and the RSPB.

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'Our Furry Friend' was named a runner up in the 13-18s category for Wildverse 2016, a competiton run by Fun Kids and the RSPB.

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'Coronation' was named a runner up in the 13-18s category for Wildverse 2016, a competiton run by Fun Kids and the RSPB.

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'Primroses' was named the winner in the 8-12s category for Wildverse 2016, a competiton run by Fun Kids and the RSPB.

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'The Red Breasted Merganser' was named a runner up in the 8-12s category for Wildverse 2016, a competiton run by Fun Kids and the RSPB.

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'The Hungry Kittiwake' was named a runner up in the 8-12s category for Wildverse 2016, a competiton run by Fun Kids and the RSPB.

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