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Ideas for activities
For plants and gardening go to…
RHS School Gardening
An immense amount of practical information
of activities, projcts, how-to guides, lesson plans,
seasonal ideas and teacher courses
Garden Organic home page
Lots of great information and ideas on games,
activities, construction and other projects,
posters and booklets.
For all aspects of outdoor education...
Outdoor Learning Training
Provided by Learning through Landscapes
For general wildlife look at…
Wildlife Trusts
Guidance for Wildlife Watch clubs, with information
on habitats, animals, plants and activities
RSPB
Sections for children and teachers, activity challenges,
free visits to centres, lesson plans, resources
(More resources from RSPB at TES here
Countryside classroom
A website by a consortium project, with a food
and farming focus. Lots of resources, places to visit,
and search results can be emailed to your desk.
For Mammals look at…
Our WLGF pages starting here
The People’s Trust for Endangered Species
Register first, then good for stag beetles as well
The Mammal Society
Fact sheets on all native and non-native British
mammals
Bat Conservation Trust
Education pack
See also their About Bats section
For Reptiles and Amphibians…
Our WLGF pages on amphibians and reptiles
Amphibian and Reptile Groups UK
KS1 KS2 resource packs and more
Froglife
Pond info, survey guides, and an
inter-generational memory project
For insects…
Our WLGF pages starting here
Buglife
Fact and colouring sheets, lesson plans
and practical guides
Wildlife Gardening resources for schools
Activities and educational resources
The Wildlife Gardening Forum's colleagues have created a wide range of wildlife-linked educational materials. Here are a few of our favourites for you to use, starting with our favourite videos.
David Attenborough's video made for Learning through Landscapes.
In this short video David explains how increasing pupil numbers are putting pressure on school grounds, and explains how the green space around schools is such an important resource.
Click on the image to launch, and then you can make it full-screen.
Butterfly Conservation's Plant a Pot for Pollinators
All about helping pollinators by providing suitable flowering plants in pots. Look out for the humming-bird hawk moth!
Click on the image to launch, and then you can make it full-screen.
Team Candiru's Solitary bee film
Staggeringly good macro and timelapse photography showing the habits and life style of several common species.
Click on the image to launch, and then you can make it full-screen
Ideas for activities
For plants and gardening go to…
RHS School Gardening
An immense amount of practical information
of activities, projcts, how-to guides, lesson plans,
seasonal ideas and teacher courses
Garden Organic home page
Lots of great information and ideas on games,
activities, construction and other projects,
posters and booklets.
For all aspects of outdoor education...
Outdoor Learning Training
Provided by Learning through Landscapes
For general wildlife look at…
Wildlife Trusts
Guidance for Wildlife Watch clubs, with information
on habitats, animals, plants and activities
RSPB
Sections for children and teachers, activity challenges,
free visits to centres, lesson plans, resources
(More resources from RSPB at TES here
Countryside classroom
A website by a consortium project, with a food
and farming focus. Lots of resources, places to visit,
and search results can be emailed to your desk.
For Mammals look at…
Our WLGF pages starting here
The People’s Trust for Endangered Species
Register first, then good for stag beetles as well
The Mammal Society
Fact sheets on all native and non-native British
mammals
Bat Conservation Trust
Education pack
For Reptiles and Amphibians…
Amphibian and Reptile Groups UK
KS1 KS2 resource packs and more
Froglife
Pond info, survey guides, and an
inter-generational memory project
For insects…
Our WLGF pages starting here
Buglife
Fact and colouring sheets, lesson plans
and practical guides
For some other great wildlife science projects…
See our surveys page here
The Big Garden Birdwatch
For schools as well as homes
OPAL
Important survey packs and other resources
Polli:Nation
Lots of activity ideas and info related to plants
and insects
Big butterfly count
Great citizen science for schools
Environmental Education Virtual Field Trips for
Nature Lovers
For rainy days! Excellent list of exciting places to visit
on-line and resources accessible from the internet.
Thanks to Brooke and Linda Price for sending this to us!
Wildlife Gardening resources for schools
Activities and educational resources
The Wildlife Gardening Forum's colleagues have created a wide range of wildlife-linked educational materials. Here are a few of our favourites for you to use, starting with our favourite videos.
David Attenborough's video made for Learning through Landscapes.
In this short video David explains how increasing pupil numbers are putting pressure on school grounds, and explains how the green space around schools is such an important resource.
Butterfly Conservation's Plant a Pot for Pollinators
All about helping pollinators by providing suitable flowering plants in pots. Look out for the humming-bird hawk moth!
Team Candiru's Solitary bee film
Staggeringly good macro and timelapse photography showing the habits and life style of several common species.
Page written by Ruth Staples Rolfe of Learning through Landscapes Reviewed by Steve Head
Page written by Ruth Staples Rolfe of Learning through Landscapes Reviewed by Steve Head
For some other great wildlife science projects…
See our surveys page here
The Big Garden Birdwatch
For schools as well as homes
OPAL
Important survey packs and other resources
Polli:Nation
Lots of activity ideas and info related to plants
and insects
Big butterfly count
Great citizen science for schools
Environmental Education Virtual Field Trips for Nature Lovers
For rainy days! Excellent list of exciting places to visit on-line and resources accessible from the internet. Thanks to Brooke and Linda Price for sending this to us!
