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:leaves: Spring 2023 :cherry_blossom: - Coggle Diagram
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Spring 2023
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Fact files
Badger / Scottish wildcat / stoat / wood mouse - chosen by family members
Birds of prey
Bluebells
Climate change - adapt blog, link to climate campaign?
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2021/10/climate-change-facts-actions-for-kids/
Bizarre breeding behaviours (2019 - repurpose)
UK rainforests
Wildlife spotting
General spring signs
Flowers/blossom
Animal behaviours eg birds nesting / woodpeckers drumming etc
Minibeast hunt
Spring fungi
Must see/do events eg dawn chorus / bluebells / blossom etc
Birds
Woodlice babies - find pregnant female woodlice carrying babies in pouch on belly (yellow/white sack)
Hanami / blossom party
Art and crafts
Caterpillar paper chain - cinnabar moth
Blossom or dandelion crown / bracelet / necklace
Tissue paper bluebell scene
Painting by numbers
Pasta butterfly lifecycle (might be considered food waste in current cost of living crisis)
Blossom wreath
Woodland diorama showing all layers of woodland eg canopy, understorey etc
Origami blossom - link to hanami parties
Recipes
Elderflower jelly
Wild garlic pinwheels
Wild garlic omlette
Wild garlic soup
Wild garlic butter
Bramble leaf tea
Dandelion salad - leaves and petals
Experiments
Dissect a flower
Raise a caterpillar (check with conservation)
Ground study - investigate a patch of grass/soil, record findings
Plunge a dandelion clock into a glass of water and watch it collapse. Remove and watch it magically fluff back up
Habitat hunt - choose an area to investigate eg garden / street / park / woodland. See how many different habitats you can find and record findings
Set a pitfall trap to catch minibeasts
Make a woodlouse maze - test the theory that woodlice travel L, R, L, R or R, L, R, L
Help wildlife
Seed bombs
Bug hotels