Activities for school grounds

• Discovering nature - simple activities for younger children to encourage exploration of nature using all of the senses
• Introducing animals - simple activities for younger children to introduce some basic principles of animal life
• Species surveys - various ways of observing and/or collecting a variety of living things
• Animal life - aspects of animal biology not included in other activities
• Plant life - aspects of plant biology not included in other activities
• Food chains and webs - activities to help children learn about the interaction of living things
• Ponds - information on how to explore ponds safely when pond-dipping
• PondWatch Bug Dial - a pond creature identification guide to make and use
• Decay and decomposition - activities to teach children about the importance of different organisms in the processes of decay and decomposition
• Populations - aspects of population biology not covered in other activities
• Habitats - activities designed to introduce children to the different habitats around them
• Human influences - activities to help children think about how humans impact on the wildlife around them

Homes to make for wildlife

• Make a Kent bat box - a very easy bat box to make that accomodates more than one species at a time.
• Make a hedgehog hibernation house - an easy activity to enhance the wildlife value of your garden or school grounds.
• Make a wildlife hibernation hotel - an easy and fun way to improve your school grounds for wildlife using recycled materials.
• Make a minibeast hotel - another artificial habitat to enhance your grounds and provide shelter for different invertebrates.