Before starting, carry out a risk assessment of the area.
Begin with the birds you already half know.
Choose binoculars with low magnification, around seven or eight times, and a large objective lens of forty two millimetres or more, for the best low light performance.
A flow chart field guide, often called a key, leads you to a name by asking a series of questions.
Head out on a minibeast hunt, thinking about the small creatures that quietly clear up the woodland floor, raking through leaves and other dead material while being hunted themselves by all kinds of o
Choose a sit spot in a sunny patch, at the edge between meadow and woodland, near a hedge, flowerbed or bramble patch, ideally in the morning or early afternoon when insect activity is highest.
Before starting, mark out a circular boundary at least eight paces across.
Gather the learners and divide them into two groups, owls and crows.
Gather the learners and divide them into two groups, lining up facing each other about ten metres apart, with everyone numbered off within their group.
Visit your sit spot and close your eyes, focusing your hearing on one bird song or call within the soundscape.