Geography in the Forest

Nature's Compass Learn about compass points and investigate the effect that different aspects have in nature.

Geography in the forest lesson plan Geography: place knowledge; human and physical geography; geographical skills and fieldwork Science: plants; seasonal changes; living things and their habitats.

Forest Feature Mapping Create a map of an area of local woodland or forest to show the human and natural features present.

BBC One Show: Commercial Forestry Watch BBC One Show. Visits included a harvesting site in Eskdalemuir, tree planting at Westwater site, a sawmill control centre & timberyard at James Jones & Sons in Lockerbie.

Trees as Climate Trackers Find out how we can learn about our changing climate through the study of tree rings.

Produce a poster or essay about woodland urbanisation Create a poster or write an essay discussing the impacts of urbanisation on British woodlands in this activity from the Woodland Trust.

Identify and plot British trees Identify British tree species, plot them on an Ordnance Survey map and work out their grid references in this activity from the Woodland Trust.

Landscape change lesson plans Consider the physical and human processes leading to landscape change with two detailed and contrasting UK case studies involving sustainable forest management.

Sustainable forest management lesson plans Three lesson plans to help you to teach your students how England’s forests are used as a natural, sustainable resource. It covers the distribution of the UK’s forests, how forests are used as a resource, the timber industry and sustainable management for the benefits of people and wildlife.

Map Skills Interpret Ordnance Survey maps in the classroom and the field, including using grid references and scale, topographical and other thematic mapping, and aerial and satellite photographs.

Investigating your local woodland: soils The aim of this investigation is for students to take on the role of a Forester and identify the soil characteristics of their local woodland and which of the ‘species of the future’, would be suitable for planting at that location.

Investigating your local woodland: Leisure and recreation Students can put themselves in the position of a Forestry England Visitor Experience Manager and investigate the interaction between people and a local woodland, so that they can effectively manage the forest for the benefit of both the forest and the visitors.

Virtual woodland walk and resources Visit one of the world's largest climate change experiments. Take a virtual walk around the woodland for information about forest ecosystems, the range of measurements we are taking in this woodland and the role of forests in climate change mitigation.

Fieldwork in the Forest Resources for GCSE and A Level Fieldwork as well as independent investigations.