The Woodland Education Centre |
Audio/Visual Resources |
Habitat Restoration |
Interactive Activities |
For hands-on
practical environmental studies supporting the National Curriculum.
Practical Activities
Directions
Booking
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This
website contains hundreds of high quality images of British wildlife and countryside. You
can also access a variety of sounds and video clips of British species and habitats. |
Practical information,
restoration records and relevant data for land managers and environment students. Access
extensive restoration project reports, ecological surveys and data from the Woodland
Education Centre here. |
Website resources to help integrate practical learning through fieldwork,
with follow-up work in the classroom. Fun, non-judgmental resources from Discovery Trails
to crosswords and jokes. Ranger's Puzzles Pages |
The
Centre is unique because of the wide variety of quality habitats it contains. All
are easily accessible, with only short distances between them.
Interactive
Centre Map |
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Ecology
A wide range of information on biological sampling methods, as well as examples,
are available on the website.
Biological Sampling |
Wetlands Discovery Trail
Bite-size information, interactive Discovery Trails, Riddle and
finally, self-marking exercises to test learning.
Food chains
Wetland Foodweb
Lifecycles |
Experienced staff are
available to lead activities, either at the Centre or at your own chosen location. These
can be tailored to individual requirements.
Structured activities
are geared towards the National Curriculum where appropriate.
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Webcams
Seasonal in situ cameras transmit wildlife images to your computer screen via the
internet.
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Habitats
Habitats
Article
Wetlands
Restoration records include details such as engineers plans, costings, materials,
methodology, rationale and timings. |
Ponds image library
Tadpole
to Frog
metamorphosis
The Forest
Cycle
image libraryDecomposition
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Primary
Secondary Courses
Tertiary Courses
Adult Courses
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Sounds
Nightjars, Toads, Dawn chorus.. |
Woodlands
Woodland Restoration
Go to search for 220
references about
Woodlands & wood,
Broadleaf,Conifer, Forestry
Restoration,Surveys |
The Fascinating
World of Fungi
Seed
Dispersal |
Facilities include two classrooms, one of which is a log cabin with disabled
access. Paths are well maintained and negotiable.
The Woodland Education Centre
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AVI's
Watch short video clips
Kingfishers
feeding, trout jumping, dragonfly emerging ... |
Heathland
Go to search for 152
references about Restoration, Distribution,
Project report
Surveys
Meadows
Intensive Agricultural Grasslands
An introduction to their production
& biodiversity |
Remote
Experiments
Take part in remote experiments via the internet. Students
can design an experiment to be carried out at the Centre. They can decide the details such
as the exact placement of dataloggers and frequency of readings. They can then collect
results in real time from the Trust's website. |