Learning in and about woodland and nature can bring the school curriculum to life in meaningful and memorable ways. To help schools get the most out of this experience we are piloting and developing new educational resources and projects to engage pupils while meeting teachers' needs.
Schools planting programmes
The Woodland Trust delivers schools planting programmes at sites across the UK. These programmes, which vary in length from a day to a fortnight will offer thousands of schoolchildren the chance to help create new woodland. As well as being able to plant trees (a first for many) pupils will enjoy a variety of fun outdoor learning activities led by professional leaders.
Free trees for schools
School grounds in need of TLC can benefit from a free pack of 30 native trees (enough for a small grove or short length of hedge) which come with bilingual guidance on planting and maintenance plus curriculum-linked activities. There is more information here.
Free education resources
All of our planting activities are supported by a range of free education resources, which can be found at our Wild About Woods website. In addition to resources to support tree planting, our developing Nature Detectives programme offers young people opportunities to explore the connections between trees, their wildlife and wider environmental issues such as climate change. Although these particular resources are available in English only at present, we are also developing Welsh language educational resources, which will be made available for free on the Internet, which links from this site.
Dragon Wood
A New resource for primary schools. Developed with the support of the CCW and the HLF, this new completely bilingual resource can now be downloaded free
Nature Detectives
HELP! Nature's clocks are going cuckoo... Climate change is affecting everything from tiny insects to towering trees... help us investigate the changing seasons. Find out more at our website aimed at young people, children and teachers.
