Learn a little about European robin territorial behaviour, noting that they typically defend a territory all year round, with males singing to mark their boundaries.
Insert charged batteries and a memory card into your trail camera.
A range map is the small map beside a species in a field guide.
Visit a natural space likely to have a good range of fungi, such as an older woodland with some open areas, checking first that there are no restrictions on fungi gathering in place.
Choose a location known for reptile and amphibian activity, such as a woodland edge, heathland or pond area.
Gather the learners and divide them into two equal groups.
Near a pond, invite learners to slowly and carefully crawl on their hands and knees from the outer habitat ring surrounding the pond towards its edge.
Prepare or gather a set of leaf shape cards, such as heart shaped, round, triangular, long and narrow, maple like, compound, needle like and oval, adding the tree name for each shape if you know it.
Visit a few different habitats in autumn and look for plant and tree seeds, nuts, fruits and berries.
Find a safe edge of a pond, ditch or slow stream.