New Forest Education Toolkit

Free Toolkit for schools and groups. Developed by New Forest Commoners. National Lottery Heritage Fund. Earn the Shared Forest badge. Follow us @RealNewForest

[New Forest Education Toolkit @ForestToolkit]

A great fact... If you are lucky you may hear an owl call whilst you count the stars.
#NewForest
#LockdownLearning

[CPRE, Campaign to Protect Rural England @CPRE]

Did you know that the distinctive tawny owl call ‘Tu-whit-to-woo’ is made up of two birds calling to each other? The female says ‘ke-wick’ and the male replies ‘hoouh’.

Find out what other nighttime wildlife you might encounter while doing a #StarCount

https://t.co/dEbyVWAjkz

[New Forest Education Toolkit @ForestToolkit]

Help count the stars in the sky!
Find out how dark your skies are... https://t.co/XARYi1XRB0

[Forestry England @ForestryEngland]

#DidYouKnow that glow worms may have been used by early humans to provide light? Discover more fun facts like this with our free James and the Giant Peach themes sheets! Download them here: https://t.co/B2xu07bcJS

[Lymington-Keyhaven Nature Reserve @LymKeyRanger]

Click on this Vlog for a clear, informative and entertaining explanation by a great young birdwatcher describing the recent visit to Lymington-Keyhaven Nature Reserve of "The Most Exotic Bird in Britain".

[The New Forest - Forestry England @EngNewForest]

Very few leaves remain on the trees now, #Oak & #Beech are 2 of the last deciduous trees to drop their leaves in the #autumn. Look closely, you might notice that beech trees have already formed their buds, next year’s leaves are waiting for spring to arrive.

[The New Forest - Forestry England @EngNewForest]

Ask a child what bats feed on and some will certainly say ’blood’! British bats are insect feeders, feeding mostly on midges, moths and beetles. A single pipistrelle bat can eat up to 3,000 insects in one night!

#WildlifeWednesday #Halloween #Bats 🦇

[New Forest Archaeology @NewForestArch]

#LiDAR data allows us to create a detailed model of the earth’s surface, by allowing us to remove any tree cover and look at the topographical changes underneath. We can interpret this data to find unknown archaeology.

Why not have a peruse of your local #NewForest area?

[New Forest NPA @NewForestNPA]

Help protect the incredible freshwater wildlife of the #NewForest 💙

[New Forest Education Toolkit @ForestToolkit]

These images would be amazing for children to compare. Brilliant for history studies...
@HydePrimarySch

[New Forest Archaeology @NewForestArch]

Castle Hill in Burley is a fantastic #IronAgeHillfort with stunning views over the New Forest. We can't beat @Durotrigesdig's excellent threat on it, which includes many lovely photos and videos. 🥰 Do check it out for the #FestivalOfArchaeology today!

[New Forest Education Toolkit @ForestToolkit]

Brilliant. 👏👏👏❤️

[Sandra Binney @sandrabinneyart]

Rainy day today, so don’t forget you still download these, print them out for the children, a bit of fun to colour in and make a card if you want to 😘 👩‍🎨👨‍🎨 https://t.co/jCtGDy97UZ
#halftermfun #halfterm #getcreative

[New Forest Knowledge @NFKnowledge]

Bored this half term? Have a look at @NewForestArch and the wonderful work they've been posting this week as part of #FestivalOfArchaeology Make sure you also visit https://t.co/3mIVuBxqVO and have a play with our overlaying maps!!

[New Forest Education Toolkit @ForestToolkit]

This is brilliant.
@InfNetley
@HydePrimarySch
@BreamoreSchool

[Sam @SamLEAF_Ed]

Teaching adaptation?

"Why does the hawk need to do this? What advantage (if any) might this behaviour have?"

[New Forest Education Toolkit @ForestToolkit]

More brilliant resources from @NFUEducation you can also find brilliant short videos @eatfarmnow

[NFU Education @NFUEducation]

Have you seen the virtual farm tours that we made with @Hiimpactconsult? Transport your learners out of the classroom and onto the farm to discover how British farmers are fighting to defeat climate change! Tour @agricontract's arable farm here: https://t.co/IfsCMJHQg3

[New Forest Education Toolkit @ForestToolkit]

Some great resources @hyde

[Forestry England @ForestryEngland]

Free #KidsActivities!🌳👨‍🌾 Learn to identify a tree by its leaf shape &
discover how many creatures call trees their home👇 https://t.co/rwgi7wKN9c

[Alastair Stevenson @AlastairSteven7]

Some New Forest moths from this week: Black Arches, Crambus hamella, Sallow, Crambus pinella.

[26 @26characters]

@sdnpa is leading a group of conservation orgs, including @ARC_Bytes, to link and repair heathland habitat - critical for sand lizards - across Sussex. Meanwhile @NewForestNPA has been reintroducing the sand lizard since the 80s and protecting native populations in the New Forest

[New Forest NPA @NewForestNPA]

This beautifully-written tribute to the rare sand lizard by @parkerpj01 is well worth a read.
(Find out more about sand lizards in the #NewForest here: https://t.co/uQSBrKRBLJ )

[26 @26characters]

Some of our most loved creatures are at risk of disappearing.

#26Wild will tell their stories.

This July, we'll introduce you to some of our leading creatures.

Stay tuned for our full launch on 1 September!

Find out more: https://t.co/tKbI5BVvSi @WildlifeTrusts

[Sandra Binney @sandrabinneyart]

Another kingfisher painting, was asked for a bright green background... it’s a bigger than the others & not painted two together before 😘

#kingfisher #kingfishers #kingfisherpainting #limegreen #artist #ArtistOnTwitter #newforest #impressionism #artwork #acrylicpainting #art

[Netley Marsh CE Inf @InfNetley]

Trees...take a look at them today. We are so lucky to have these in our school grounds. So similar and yet so different