Noticing Nature by Noticing Nature Activities

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Noticing - Ground level

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Use an iPad / tablet / mobile device – to take photographs – find 5 natural things of interest low to the ground.

Noticing at eye level.

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Use an iPad / tablet / mobile device – to take photographs – finding 5 natural things of interest at eye level.

Noticing. Look up!

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Use a tablet to take photographs – finding 5 natural things of interest high up.

Searching low

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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 low to the ground of interest.

Searching at eye level

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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.

Searching high

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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 high up of interest.

Bark rubbings

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

Use clay to imprint natural items e.g. leaves

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Nature scavenger hunt at ground level.

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Nature scavenger hunt at eye level.

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Nature scavenger hunt of items up high.

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Rainbow collections

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Find a natural item of each colour of the rainbow.

Green Hunt

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

Sound hunt

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

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Texture hunt

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Notice nature using touch find something smooth, rough, spikey, soft, furry.

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

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Sketching

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

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

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Micro-photography hunt

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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.

Micro-photography

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

Natural art

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Create natural floor art using natural items found within the grounds.

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

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Grounding

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Go for a walk then stop and do a grounding activity.

What can you see, hear, smell, touch? Walk further and repeat. Are there any new smells, sounds etc.

Journey stick

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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.

Stick Friend

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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.

Exploring rain drops

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Take an absorbent sheet of paper such as blotting paper, newsprint or kitchen roll.
Hold it out in the rain to catch a few raindrops. What do you notice? Think about the size, shape and spacing.
What happens if you cover a sheet of paper with paint and hold it outside?
Alternatively, leave an ordinary piece of paper outside to get really wet. Then see what happens if the children use a dropper to add tiny amounts of diluted food colouring. What happens if you sprinkle powder paint onto the sheet?

100 Leaf challenge

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

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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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Cloud watching

Mindful minute

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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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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

Puddle jumping

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Jump and splash in the water

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Use identification kits to identify trees, plants, fungi

Habitats

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Make habitats for bugs using natural resources.

Bird feeders

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Create bird feeders by mixing lard and bird seeds or threading Cherrios onto string and hanging them from trees. Observe the birds that use the feeders.

Nature Friend - Boggart

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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.

Signs of wildlife

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Search for signs of wildlife, foot prints, signs animals have been scratching or eating in the environment.

Making footprints

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

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

Nature Dominoes

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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.

Daisy chains

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Woodland trust scavenger hunt resources

Stick weaving

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

Flower Printing

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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.

Rolling down a hill

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Rolling on the grass - how does it feel?

Build a dam

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Dam building, or manipulating the flow of water.

Faces in the trees

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

Barefoot safari

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

Worm Charming

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Worm charming

Forest Music Making

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Make music in the forest by testing out what different sounds you can make by tapping or scraping the ground, logs, trees, stones with sticks.

Leaf art

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Be inspired by Nature artists

Forest friend

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Create a forest person on the floor

Weaving

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Card board weaving

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Create a nature scene on the forest floor

Curiosity museum

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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.

Pond dipping

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Use ID kits and magnifying glasses to investigate what you find in the pond.

Natural crown

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

Careful watching

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

Tree grounding

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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.

Breathing buddy

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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.

Halloween / Autumn Ideas

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Create a Pumpkin picture using orange leaves.

Halloween / Autumn Ideas

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

Halloween / Autumn Ideas

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

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

Snowman

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

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

Spring hunt

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

Planting

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Plant bulbs and seeds early in the year and keep checking on their progress

Nature Easter eggs

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

Birds Nest

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

Branch watching

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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.

Identifying bird song

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Spring - blossom and catkin ID

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

Edge of awareness walk

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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,

Communication and Language through Noticing Nature

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Forest photography ideas

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Moth Caterpillar IDs

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Spring flowers Wildlife trust

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Take part in 10 minute pollinator count

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Nature themed check in activities

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Colour hunt worksheet

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Summer scavenger hunt

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Create a sound map

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Stone balancing

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

Woodland trust activity ideas

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

Micro/ Macro

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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

Loop it

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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

What's changed?

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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?

Mystery object

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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?

Photography prompts

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Nature Journal

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Seeing things differently.

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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.

Notice the unnoticed

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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.

Silent observation relay.

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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?

Andy Goldsworth

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Create nature art and sculptures in the style of Andy Goldsworth

Cloud types and moon phases

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Fungi spotter sheet

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Fruits and seeds ID sheet

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Winter nature walk

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Urban nature walk

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Sensory bingo

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Blank planning form

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Teacher flyer

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Prompt questions for teachers to ask after the noticing nature session.

Nature Paint Brushes

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Make Nature Trolls or Animals

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Leaf Guesser and ID kit

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Make a Nature star

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Create a scavenger hunt

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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

Shadow drawing

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Place paper (on a clipboard) so a shadow is cast on it from a leaf, shrub or tree. Carefully trace the shape onto the paper.

Whittling

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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.

Nature and Wellbeing Activity (forestry England)

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Nature and Wellbeing Activity EYFS and KS1 (Forestry England)

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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

Using iPads to take macro photography of natural items low to ground of interest.

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Photography prompts

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Take part in 10 minute pollinator count

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Paint Swatch

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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.

Create a scavenger hunt

semhservice — 2026-06-10 16:57:59 UTC

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

Woodland trust activity ideas

semhservice — 2026-06-10 16:58:12 UTC

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

Cloud types and moon phases

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Leaf Guesser and ID kit

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Andy Goldsworth

semhservice — 2026-06-10 16:59:05 UTC

Create nature art and sculptures in the style of Andy Goldsworth

Stone balancing

semhservice — 2026-06-10 16:59:23 UTC

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

100 Leaf challenge

semhservice — 2026-06-10 16:59:51 UTC

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

Make a Nature star

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Whittling - forest gnome

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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.

Edge of awareness walk

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Barefoot safari

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

Nature Dominoes

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Forest Bathing

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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

Nature Journal

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Forest bathing in a hammock

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

Jam Jar terrarium

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Jam Jar terrarium

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What lives in a tree?

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Place a large piece of paper under a tree with low hanging branches. Shake the branch carefully and then use a magnifying glass to see what has fallen out onto the paper.

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Notice the unnoticed

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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.

Flyer for parents

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Transition Padlet

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Tortoise Walk

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Walk really slowly through the outdoor area and stop repeatedly to notice little details. Explore with your senses. E.g. stop to feel a texture or stop to smell a flower. Focus on what you can stop and notice rather than distance. Walk like a tortoise!

Collect and sort

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Collect items of interest from the forest floor. Then spend some time sorting them this could be by colour, size, shape etc. spend time noticing little details in the items you have collected.

Sunshine Painting

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Camouflage challenge

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Hide an object/s in the natural environment so it is not easily spotted. Ask someone to try and find where your item is hidden. Use natural items to create an effective camouflage so the item is hidden in plain sight.

Symmetry

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Find a leaf and cut it in half. Stick to some paper and try to draw the other side. Look carefully at the patterns and colours.

Leaf Printing

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Treasure baskets

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Fill a basket with safe natural objects: pinecones, leaves, sticks, stones, bark.

"I can see" walk (EYFS)

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Go for a short walk and narrate what you see:

“I can see a big green leaf”
“I can hear birds”

Encourage children to join in and point if their language is emerging.

Tree folklore

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Sit under a tree and hear about the folklore surrounding the tree. Look closely at the leaves, bark, roots to help get to know the tree and identify it next time you see one.

Map your space

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View finder

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Dream catcher

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Use soft twigs and wool to create a forest dream catcher

Summer senses hunt

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On a hot day, spend time finding things that have been changed because of the heat. Look for rocks that feel warm to the touch, brittle twigs, dried and cracked mud, increased butterfly activity etc.

Bird's eye view

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Imagine you are a bird flying overhead. Draw the woodland from their perspective. What might the outdoor area look like from above?

Texture mapping

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Tree guardian

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Muddy faces

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Give children some top soil, add some water to make it mouldable. Stick it to a tree, fence or anywhere! Use natural items found in the space to add facial features.

Summer searching

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Home for a forest friend

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Collect items in the woodland to create a home for a small toy. Think about what you can use that will make the home sturdy, comfortable and protect them from the weather.

Shades of green

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Choose a colour and photograph examples of it. How many different shades of the colour can you find? Can you find an example of the colour somewhere unexpected?

Whittling - forest animal

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Find a fresh stick and use a potato peeler to whittle the top into the shape of a mouse's head. Use sharpies to add details and glue some twine on as a tail.

Puddle reflections

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Children look into puddles and notice: Reflections of trees and plants, clouds , wildlife, birds, people.

They can sketch what they see or take photographs

Puddle patterns

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Use natural materials to create temporary patterns in and around puddles:

Spirals
Mandalas
Animal shapes
Symmetrical designs

Land art letters

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Spend some time gathering items from the forest floor, collecting sticks, stones, twigs or leaves. Use these items to create words such as their name, their initials, a calming word such as "relax", "grow" or "breathe".

Leaf rubbing

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Mini Nature Museum

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Children choose three items that have caught their attention and carefully arrange them as an exhibition.

They might add labels such as:

"Most interesting texture"
"Strangest shape"
"Most beautiful pattern"

Rainy Day Nature Detectives

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Rainy day photography prompts

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Rainy day noticing walk

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Go for a walk around a familiar forest or outdoor area. Think about what changes in the rain? Look for things that are different. What happens to wildlife, insects, plants? How does this change from days when it is dry? Spend time looking closely at what looks, sounds and smells different on a rainy day.

The secret life of rain

semhservice — 2026-07-13 15:10:47 UTC

Investigate what happens to water after it rains:

Where does the water run off
what do you notice about soil absorption
Find drainage systems
Temporary puddle habitats

Raindrop Orchestra

semhservice — 2026-07-13 15:13:50 UTC

Take some different objects outside to see what sounds the rain makes when it falls on them. Try different-sized items and listen out for how it sounds landing on natural objects. Can you hear heavy drumming, a soft pitter-patter or pretty tinkling sounds? Try to create as many different sounds as possible and make some raindrop music.

Sensory Circuits - Out in nature

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Sensory Circuits are excellent for self-regulation, focus and motor skill development. They help young people to achieve the 'right' level of alertness.