FENE: Geography in the Forest

 

Geography in the forest lesson plan

Age: KS1 (age 5-7)
Suitable for: A forest visit

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

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The Sylva Foundation: Fieldwork in the Forest

Age: KS4 and KS5 (age 14 - 18)
Suitable for: GCSE and A Level Fieldwork as well as independent investigations.

Originally created by the Sylva Foundation, this resource is now hosted by the Forest Education Network for England (FENE).

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BIFoR: Geography in the Forest

Age: 14+

The Birmingham Institute of Forest Research at the University of Birmingham (BIFoR) offers a virtual visit to a woodland which is also home to the BIFoR FACE facility one of the world's largest climate change experiments. Visitors can take a virtual walk around the woodland, finding out information about forest ecosystems, the range of measurements we are taking and the role of forests in climate change mitigation.  There is also access to teaching materials to support GCSE/ A Level teaching of climate change, carbon and water cycles.

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Produce a poster or essay about woodland urbanisation

Age: 11 - 14

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

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Identify and plot British trees

Age: 11 - 14

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

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