A nature club is helping nurture a passion for the environment and the protection of delicate ecosystems in Ohau School students.
The club was started by Ohau School teacher Imogen Warren, an avid bird watcher and photographer, who initially ran the club for her own class one day a week.
However, the club quickly expanded and now more than 20 students from across the school have joined.
Mrs Warren said students use a lot of their spare time to weed, plant native plants and create habitats for lizards, insects and birds in the school's own block of native bush, growing a passion for nature which she is helping nurture.
The native bush block, once a playground where students would run around unaware of their damage to native vegetation, is now being cultivated by students to protect the ecosystem and keep pests at bay.