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Sharing the story

After spending time in nature, find someone willing to listen well and share the story of your time outside.

“I lost my stone!”

Without the group knowing, hide a special stone or small object somewhere in the landscape beforehand.

The wild cat

Become a stealthy cat by slowly bending down, sliding your hands along your body as you go.

Making a leaf habitat

In autumn, allowing three to four hours for the build, drive four wooden stakes into the ground in a square, about ninety centimetres apart.

Bioblitz

Gather the learners and split them into smaller groups.

Building & positioning a swift home

Cut your timber to size following a nest box plan, then drill or cut an entrance hole in the front piece, which measures two hundred millimetres by one hundred and fifty millimetres wide, with the hol

Field guide 5

Gather field guides covering an area that interests you, such as poisonous, medicinal or edible plants and trees, or those used in natural crafts.

Using a sweep net

Hold the sweep net by its handle and walk slowly through long grass or low vegetation, swinging the net from side to side in a figure of eight motion, letting the rim brush through the tops of the pla