A habitat is
where an organism (a plant or animal) lives.
The habitat provides food
and shelter for the organisms living there.
Organisms must be adapted (designed) to
survive in their habitat.
A meadow is a large habitat, made of lots of grass plants and other wild flowers.
Within the meadow are smaller habitats, such as one plant or a leaf.
At Woodgate Valley there are lots of hay meadows. The grasses and other plants are cut down every summer. These are then dried out to make hay, which is used to feed animals in winter.
Some animals can shelter on the plants - greenfly often hide under leaves or sit on stems/buds.
Some animals feed on the plants - greenfly feed on the plant sap.
Some animals feed on other animals - ladybirds like to eat greenfly.
