🌳 Sustainable Woodland Management Activities (SEN Inclusive)

Tree Care Tasks

• Planting young trees and shrubs – we have a delivery of saplings in late November every year and the whole school come together to plant a tree.
• Watering young trees and shrubs – saving the rainwater and using lightweight watering cans
• Composting and Mulching
• Identifying healthy vs damaged branches and using appropriate tools and pruning techniques
• Harvesting fruit from our fruit trees

Path and Area Maintenance

• Leaf clearing using rakes, brooms and litter pickers (always a favourite!!!)
• Creating woodchip pathways for exploration

• Stacking logs to create bug habitats
• Using logs to create a seating area

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🐞 Wildlife & Eco Project Ideas

Bug and Insect Projects

• Building bug hotels using pinecones, bamboo, sticks and pallets – the photo above shows a bughouse using a recycled wooden dolls house. We have several of these creating a “Bug house village”
• Make beetle logs by drilling holes into fallen wood
• Identify common insects using visual ID charts

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Bird Care Activities

• Make bird feeders using pinecones, fat balls or recycled cartons
• Filling and maintaining bird feeders
• Birdwatching / listening with simple spotting sheets
• We created a “Bird Buffet” for all classes to use

3. Mammal & Minibeast Support

• Create hedgehog houses from wood and leaves

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♻️ Eco & Sustainability Projects

Recycling & Reuse

• Create planters from old tyres
• Make seed bombs using native wildflower seeds

Composting and food waste initiatives

• Food scraps collections – This was introduced with bins going into every classroom. This has now been rolled out across the whole school with large bins situated in 5 areas around the school
• Turning compost

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Saving water

• Water plants with collected rainwater
• Set up water butts

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✅ Outcomes to Evidence

Learners can:

• Identify local wildlife
• Demonstrate care for living things
• Follow multi-step outdoor tasks
• Use tools safely to maintain outdoor spaces
• Demonstrate teamwork and responsibility