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Forest visits and free resources

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Forest visits

We’re delighted to welcome school and group visits to the nation's forests. Find your local forest to see what type of educational visit they offer. You need to book in advance before visiting and your local learning team will support you to plan your perfect visit.

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Ranger in a Bag

Our new resource, Ranger in a Bag, has everything you need for a fun-filled forest adventure - all zipped up in a handy backpack.
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Looking closely at a leaf
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Tree spotter activity sheet

10 September 2020
Fun for all ages. How many trees can you identify?
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Forest at night
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Twilight adventures in the forest activity sheet

10 September 2020
KS1. Fun quizzes and facts that can be used to introduce your class to the animals that visit the forest under the cover of darkness.
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Natural materials - structures lesson plan

10 September 2020
KS2. Forests are great places for finding and collecting natural materials. With very little equipment, you and your class will be able to build some exciting and innovative structures in your local woodland.
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Girl and boy painting in the forest
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Natural materials - forest art lesson plan

10 September 2020
KS1, KS2. Forests are great places to inspire creativity. Take your class for a visit to your local forest, and collect materials to make wonderful pieces of natural art.
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Two boys look closely at the leaves on a tree
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Temperate forest lesson plan

10 September 2020
KS2. All our forests are located within the temperate forest biome and are perfect places to learn about native woodlands and how they contrast to tropical rain forests.
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Learning Westonbirt
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Maths in the forest lesson plan

10 September 2020
KS1, KS2. Forests are great places for studying many aspects of the key stage 1 and 2 maths curriculum, including number, shape, symmetry, estimation and measuring.
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Learning Westonbirt
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English lesson plan

10 September 2020
Lower KS2. Forests provide plenty of inspiration to enable children to compose poetry and write stories. A forest visit also provides numerous topics suitable for non-fiction reading and writing.
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Learning Westonbirt
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English Literacy lesson plan

10 September 2020
KS1. Forests can inspire creative writing, and imaginative language and vocabulary, as well as providing the backdrop for role play and performance.
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