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Bringing nature to every home

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Nature is everywhere; you don't have to be somewhere to make the most of it.

We have been putting home schooling and wellness ideas on our social media platforms, but now you can access them all in one place, with some exclusive extras as a thank you for signing up to our page. We wll also be sending emails directly to you with more ideas and lesson plans all around the subjects of nature and wildlife.

Whether you want a crafty video, a worksheet, or some wellness ideas, we've got it all for you to enjoy and let nature nurture you through this.

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Cooking with nature

What can you do with nettles?

Andy is here to show you how you can use nettles to enhance your lunch time, and even a way to drink them! 
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Feeding wildlife

Make your own bird feeder

Victoria and her family are here to show you how easy and fun it can be to make bird feeders to hang on your trees and encourage birds to visit your garden.
Bug Hotel

Jenny Bennion

Crafting with the family

Build your own bug hotel

Join Jenny and her family as they make a bug hotel using materials found in their garage and the garden. Why not make your own and let us know how you get on?
Wildlife Pond

Trish McGlynn

Crafting with Forest Schools

Make a wildlife pond with Trish

Trish is making a wildlife pond in her garden with plants grown at Brockholes Nature Reserve. See how she gets on, and maybe make your own?

Things to do and make

There are still lots of ways that you can help wildlife during this time. We've got some brilliant activity sheets to download. If you do try any of these, please share with us on social media using #everydaywildlife. We'd love to see!

All of these activities are perfect for families to do together. 

Make a bird feeder

Make a bird feeder

Make an egg carton crab

Egg carton crab

Make your own glow worm

Glow worm

Make a musical rain stick

Musical rain stick

Make a butterfly painting

Butterfly Painting

Feeding ground-feeding birds

Ground feeding birds

Make a butterfly model

Make a butterfly model

Make your own garden bird hide

Make your own garden bird hide

Make your own dandelion tea

Dandelion tea

Make your own natural dyes

Natural dyes
Binoculars
Crafting with the family

Make your own binoculars

Two toilet roll tubes, crayons and string - make your own binoculars and go bird watching from your window.
Andy - bird feeding table
Technical crafts

Make a bird feeding table

If you've got the materials, why not make a handy bird feeding platform like Andy has done here? Watch and record the birds which come to the table and feel at one with the wildlife on your doorstep.

Quizzes and worksheets

Test your knowledge with our nature and wildlife inspired worksheets and quizzes. Fun for all the family.

Birds and their collectives

Name the bird from the picture

Name the tree from the leaf

What bird it is?

Massive thank you to regular Brockholes visitor, Catherine Ingham for designing this quiz, with all photos taken at Brockholes Nature Reserve.

What bird is it? II

Massive thank you to regular Brockholes visitor, Catherine Ingham for designing this quiz, with all photos taken at Brockholes Nature Reserve.

Peatland Species Emoji Quiz

Butterfly Wordsearch

Wellness and Wellbeing

It's not always easy to be okay all of the time. And that is okay! Our My Place team are here to help you through the Five Ways To Wellbeing and give you helpful guides on how to look after your own mental health.

Three wood sorrel flowers growing on the forest floor

Wood sorrel by Guy Edwardes/2020VISION

Wellbeing

Practice the Five Ways to Wellbeing

Ellie is here to help you through the Five Ways to Wellbeing, with activities you can do right from the comfort of your own home.
Yoga Jenny
Wellness

Garden yoga

Whether you have a garden or not, yoga is a wonderful way to de-stress and calm your mind. Not sure where to start? Never fear – our Membership Development Officer and office yogi, Jenny is here! Head out into your garden or open a window, and try Jenny’s easy 10-minute sun salutation.

Poetry Corner

One of our lovely Brockholes volunteers has written a collection of poetry for you to enjoy and bring some wildlife into your home.

Poet Lorna Smithers says: "This collection honours the birds and other creatures of the wetlands and coasts of Lancashire and beyond and touches on the themes of the climate crisis, science, and war. Most of the poems were written in response to encounters with wetland birds on my stretch of the river Ribble and visiting reserves such as LWT’s Brockholes, WWT Martin Mere, and RSPB Leighton Moss."

Download April Dogs here