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Add googly eyes to a stone to create a Boggart. Children can then build their Boggart a home, show them their favourite places around the forest, give them a tour, share nature with their Boggart etc.

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Join Joel and terrarium expert Ben Newall in the Blue Peter Garden and learn how to make a tiny terrarium garden in a recycled jam jar. Tell us how you got on creating your mini masterpieces in the comments below!

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Use paint swatches to find things in the environment that are colour matches for different shades of red, green, yellow etc.

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Create a scavenger hunt by taking photos around the woodland. Share your scavenger hunt with a friend for them to try out

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FIT Counts: help us monitor pollinators | PoMS

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The UK PoMS recording season runs from 1 April to 30 September each year, so we are not seeking any further counts in 2023, but we are already looking forward to starting the 2024 season next April! Read on for how to join in, and download the latest versions of the guidance documents.

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Follow the link for lots of ID kits, scavenger hunts and spotter sheets for all seasons.

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The Woodland Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales (No. 294344) and in Scotland (No. SC038885). A non-profit making company limited by guarantee. Registered in England No. 1982873.

Woodland Trust (Enterprises) Limited, registered in England (No. 2296645), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Woodland Trust. Registered office: Kempton Way, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6LL.The Woodland Trust and Woodland Trust Nature Detectives logos are registered trademarks.

Images © protected Woodland Trust. VAT No. GB520 6111 04.

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The Woodland Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales (No. 294344) and in Scotland (No. SC038885). A non-profit making company limited by guarantee. Registered in England No. 1982873. Woodland Trust (Enterprises) Limited, registered in England (No. 2296645), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Woodland Trust.

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Create nature art and sculptures in the style of Andy Goldsworth

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Collect stones and carefully try to balance them. Choose stones carefully based on their shapes to help.

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Forest bathing - find somewhere to sit, or lie in the forest. Notice what is around you. Use forest bathing scripts to support young people noticing their surroundings

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Find a fresh stick and use a potato peeler to whittle it into a gnome. encourage safe tool practices. Decorate with Sharpies.

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100 leaf challenge. Create patterns, mandalas or scenes using leaves from the forest floor.

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Lie in a hammock and use your senses to observe your surroundings

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Play nature dominoes, collect different items from the forest. One player plays an item, the next has to choose one of their items that they can play, and plays it alongside the original item (like dominoes) and name the link (e.g. these are both green, they are both spikey, they both come from the same tree etc) The next player matches an item on the end of the line and names the link.

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Bare foot safari - take shoes and socks off and walk on grass/ mud and focus on how it feels.

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Here are some activities that are particularly well suited for older children. However, you’ll also find plenty of ideas in the other columns that work well for children of all ages

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Flower printing. Use cotton and place a flower or leaf onto it and fold it over. Tap the fabric with a mallet to print. Open the fabric and leave to dry before dusting.

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Use iPads or cameras to take micro photography focus on small features, shapes and patterns.

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Take out a magnifying glass and look closely at buds, blossoms and catkins - all signs of Spring!

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A bit like cloud watching, look closely at the branches of trees and see if you can spot any outlines of animals, shapes, faces etc.

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Follow the link for lots of ID kits, scavenger hunts and spotter sheets for all seasons.

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The Woodland Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales (No. 294344) and in Scotland (No. SC038885). A non-profit making company limited by guarantee. Registered in England No. 1982873.

Woodland Trust (Enterprises) Limited, registered in England (No. 2296645), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Woodland Trust. Registered office: Kempton Way, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 6LL.The Woodland Trust and Woodland Trust Nature Detectives logos are registered trademarks.

Images © protected Woodland Trust. VAT No. GB520 6111 04.

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The Woodland Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales (No. 294344) and in Scotland (No. SC038885). A non-profit making company limited by guarantee. Registered in England No. 1982873. Woodland Trust (Enterprises) Limited, registered in England (No. 2296645), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Woodland Trust.

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Place a hula hoop on the floor and spend time observing everything in the hoop. What leaves and plants are growing? What minibeasts can you find? What is the soil like? etc

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Identify bird song. From garden birds to songbirds that you might hear in the countryside. Listen to our audio clips of the most common british birds.

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Use guides to identify animal tracks in the snow and identify common bird spotted in winter.

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With dozens of butterflies and thousands of moths in the UK, there's a huge variety of caterpillars to be found. This caterpillar identification page will help you identify some of the most commonly seen caterpillars.

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Bird watching - Can you identify the birds that you spot?

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Bird watching - Can you identify the birds that you spot?

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Use identification kits to identify trees, plants, fungi

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Look for signs of the seasons e.g. if it is Spring, how do we know it is Spring?  

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Look for signs of the seasons e.g. if it is Spring, how do we know it is Spring?  

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Give the child a set of microphotography images of natural items found within the school grounds. Child has to find the item.

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Create nature art and sculptures in the style of Andy Goldsworth

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Collect stones and carefully try to balance them. Choose stones carefully based on their shapes to help.

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Sketch the negative space between branches

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Sketch the negative space between branches

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Look closely at a tree and the shapes of the sky you can see through the branches. Create a sketch of the shapes made in between the branches,

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Take photos or draw things on a walk. Focus on things that people might not typically notice such as moss growing between stones, a fallen petal etc.

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Spend time focusing on small details or individual things like an insect or really noticing the details of a leaf. Then sit/ lie and take in the whole canopy of the forest or the outdoor area as a whole. Keep moving between micro and macro noticing

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Create a journey stick: Tie some string or wool to a stick, walk around the woodland and find fallen items on the forest floor to hold against the stick and wind the string around to secure. Keep going until the still has lots of items ties to it.

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Find a tree and stand mimicking the shape it makes. Focus on your feet feeling flat on the floor and think about how you can move to match the movements of your tree.

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Spend a few moments carefully looking and taking in a particular view. Close your eyes as something is moved or altered. Can you notice the change?

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Rolling on the grass - how does it feel?

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Using paper to take rubbings of 5 different interesting natural objects.

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Make a stick friend and show them around the woodland, show them your favourite places within the space. You can make a den for them or sit with them and listen to the birds.

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Pass an object around and spend time looking carefully at it. What is it? Where did it come from? What is it's role?

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Bare foot safari - take shoes and socks off and walk on grass/ mud and focus on how it feels.

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Nature breathing buddies. Find a pebble, feather or other natural token and hold it in your hand. Notice how it looks and feels. Breathe in and out slowly while concentrating on your chosen item.

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Play nature dominoes, collect different items from the forest. One player plays an item, the next has to choose one of their items that they can play, and plays it alongside the original item (like dominoes) and name the link (e.g. these are both green, they are both spikey, they both come from the same tree etc) The next player matches an item on the end of the line and names the link.

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Forest bathing - find somewhere to sit, or lie in the forest. Notice what is around you. Use forest bathing scripts to support young people noticing their surroundings

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Stand next to a friend, each facing in opposite directions. Describe in detail your view for your peer to sketch after a few minutes swap over and sketch the description of their view.

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Watch leaves on the trees as they fall. Drop a leaf or a feather and watch it carefully.

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Sit or stand in a line. Spend a few moments carefully noticing the environment. The first person shares something they can see aloud. The second then shares something they can see and so on each observation must be different. How far can you get without repeating?

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Nature scavenger hunt at ground level.  

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Nature scavenger hunt at ground level.  

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Lie in a hammock and use your senses to observe your surroundings

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FIT Counts: help us monitor pollinators | PoMS

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The UK PoMS recording season runs from 1 April to 30 September each year, so we are not seeking any further counts in 2023, but we are already looking forward to starting the 2024 season next April! Read on for how to join in, and download the latest versions of the guidance documents.

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Use paint swatches to find things in the environment that are colour matches for different shades of red, green, yellow etc.

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Look for signs of plants and trees coming to life after winter. Find buds, shoots, seasonal flowers etc.

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Woodland trust scavenger hunt resources

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Help youngsters learn about trees and wildlife with our outdoor learning resources.

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Find as many natural items with different shades of green as you can. (Different colours could be used).

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Noticing nature using smell.  Find 3 lovely smells and identify what they are.

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Noticing nature using smell.  Find 3 lovely smells and identify what they are.

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Find fallen leaves and decorate them to look like monsters, pumpkins or ghosts

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Create a Pumpkin picture using orange leaves.

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Create a crown or bracelet using items on the forest floor.

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Explore or create a 'museum of curiosity' by collecting items which are unusual or interesting and allow children the chance to investigate them and think about what they might be.

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Card board weaving

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Nature weaving for children is a fun and inexpensive activity which will encourage kids to get outdoors. It is super quick and easy to set up and uses materials you most likely already have at home. It can't get much better right?! Nature weaving is a great way to teach children about different plants and to encourage creativity. This is a great activity for all ages, my youngest was 2 when we first did this activity and she loved exploring outside and collecting the items for me to weave.

What you Need:

How to Make a Simple Cardboard Loom

Firstly cut a scrap of cardboard into a rectangle, the size doesn't matter too much however if it is too large it will become overwhelming and possibly difficult to weave with. We kept ours small enough so a long blade of grass could be weaved the width of the card.

Cut slits along each end, about ½" long and ½" apart.

Wind your string/ yarn around the cardboard through the notches. Tape in place at the beginning and end, or tie although this can be tricky to get the tension right. The string should be tight but make sure the cardboard doesn't buckle.

The Weaving Begins

Now for the fun part! Go outside and start collecting items to weave. Long blades of grass, flowers, leaves, if it can fit under the yarn then it can be added.

Simply begin weaving your nature findings over and under the yarn, from one side to the other, looping back at each end as is possible. Younger children will need some help with the weaving but let them give it a go, its great for fine motor development.

Love weaving? Then check out our 6 Kids Weaving Craft article.

Mother of two girls and lover of crafts and baking. When I'm not spending time with my family I am busy dreaming of crafts and working on diyThought.

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Be inspired by Nature artists

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inland; land art; leaves; colour; colours; stones; contemporary; spiral

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Pembrokeshire based Land artist Jon Foreman creates works in mostly natural material. His work is nearly always short lived as the elements, sea, wind, and sometimes sun make them disappear. Here his work is displayed and available to be purchased.

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Stick weaving, create a frame and weave leaves and fallen flowers into it.

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Create a forest person on the floor

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100 leaf challenge. Create patterns, mandalas or scenes using leaves from the forest floor.

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Collect twigs, dried grass and weave them together with mud to create your own birds nest.

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Find sticks on the woodland floor and weave spiders webs using string.

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Create tree faces from clay and natural items found in the grounds.

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Use a clay or cardboard in an egg shape, collect items from the forest floor to create patterns.

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Build a snowman and use natural items for the arms, face and buttons.

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Create a nature scene on the forest floor

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Find interesting greenery to press onto airdry clay to make Christmas ornaments

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Find 3 natural things of interest and do a pencil sketch.

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Use an iPad to take photographs using a telescopic lens (attach toilet roll tube to the camera) – finding 5 natural things at eye level.

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Use clay to imprint natural items e.g. leaves  

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Use clay to imprint natural items e.g. leaves  

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Mindful minute - stand still and slowly look around you , notice any movement you can see. Think about the leaves, blades of grass, birds and clouds.

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Give the child a selection of leaves and ask them to find which tree it came from.  

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Give the child a selection of leaves and ask them to find which tree it came from.  

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Make footprints in mud, frost, snow, using water from puddles