WILD WISDOM

Tuesday, 09 September 2025
Countryside Classroom

Why not check out this month's resources highlighting where nature meets learning, and how outdoor adventures can inspire every lesson.

Ages 4 - 6

Ages 7 - 11

  • Explore the importance of biodiversity and consider how climate change will affect common farmland wildlife with this brilliant Biodiversity on Farm resource produced by LEAF Education
  • These Detailed Wildlife Outlines are great for children to colour in, with coloured versions to help those who want to be accurate. Includes birds, mammals, minibeasts and marine life. 
  • Create habitats that support biodiversity and learn about beneficial insects with this marvellous Minibeast Hotels activity produced by the Royal Horticultural Society.

Ages 11 - 16

  • This Biodiversity for secondary is one of five topics available in the Global Farming series designed for secondary school aged children, the activities encourage pupils to consider how climate change will affect common farmland wildlife.
  • This downloadable spreadsheet is themed for every month of the year. It is produced by Chilled Education and contains useful links to some brilliant activity ideas ideal this time of year which can easily be adapted to be delivered in school grounds.
  • A range of free identification guides and other resources is available HERE to help with biodiversity surveys. Includes trees, hedgerow plants, lichens, earthworms, dragonflies, amphibians and seaweeds. 


We have a wonderful WILD WISDOM COMPETITION running this half term with the chance to win a marvellous class set of jumbo magnifiers. 

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The Canal & River Trust is the charity that looks after and brings to life 2000 miles of waterways, because we believe life is better by water. Canal & River Explorers is the main learning programme of the Trust, aimed at primary schools and uniformed groups such as Cubs and...    Read More
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