A GROUP of children have created a hotel with a difference.

The youngsters from Galmpton Primary School teamed up with Beverley Holidays in Paignton to create a hotel for minibeasts.

These are beasts such as butterflies, moths, beetles, centipedes and spiders, which are invertebrates and have no backbone.

Nicola Furneaux, from Beverley Holidays, thought the 'minibeast hotel' would be an excellent way of helping younger customers to connect with nature.

She said: "We are always looking at our green credentials and saw this as an ideal way to improve the environment for our little guests as well as our humans.

"We try to develop the park's surroundings in both a fun and educational way and we thought building a minibeast hotel would be perfect for involving our local school children."

Faye Pemberton, Galmpton reception teacher, said learning in practical surroundings is an important part of education.

"The children were delighted to get involved in a project to promote nature in the local area and the activity has been a fantastic introduction to our topic on minibeasts. The class was really looking forward to building the hotel for the minibeasts, making them a safe, warm place to live.

"They thoroughly enjoyed themselves and are now looking forward to following how the minibeasts use the hotel throughout the year."