Caitlin

Cooking on the campfire

Here are a few recipes that are easy to use with children. All you need to do them is a flatted fire, a wire rack and some pans Campfire pizzas What do you need: 15 tbsp (225g) self raising flour, 1 sachet of dried yeast (you can get these in any large supermarket (unless itsContinue reading “Cooking on the campfire”

Creating resources from things you can find in Seeley Copse and different activities you can do with said resources.

Here are some of the things we have made during our time in Seeley Copse, that can easily be done with children. This is our metal alloy we made, we mixed lead carbon powder and .. here is us using a pan over the fire to melt the lead and then mixed the carbon powderContinue reading “Creating resources from things you can find in Seeley Copse and different activities you can do with said resources.”

Photo’s I have taken that capture the beauty of Seeley Copse and examples of activities to do there.

How to interact with nature when you can’t be in nature.

This was developed due to the pandemic of Covid-19 but can also be used when weather does not permit a trip to the beautiful forest. It is heartbreaking when you are all prepared to spend time in the forest but something gets in your way. However, do not fear as there are still many waysContinue reading “How to interact with nature when you can’t be in nature.”

Marshmallows

Why does the outer layer of a marshmallow toast differently to the lower layers? And other facts you may not have noticed about your marshmallow. As you can see the surface of the marshmallow is cracked and dry, this is due to it being coated in cornstarch. Not all marshmallows are coated in this butContinue reading “Marshmallows”

The ways different plants have adapted to protect themselves.

The American Redwood is native to California which is prone to wildfires, therefore in order to survive, this tree has adapted. Getting its water from the rain and fog this tree has thick bark that soaks up the moisture from the air. If the fire does evaporate the moisture in the bark the tree hasContinue reading “The ways different plants have adapted to protect themselves.”

Moss

What is Moss? Fun facts about Moss, and how it can be linked to the National Curriculum. Moss can be used for many different activities and Seeley Copse has many varieties you can choose to focus on. You can use it as a identification task and get the children to identify different species of mossContinue reading “Moss”

Ash Dieback and what it means for our Ash trees

Seely Copse rangers have done what a lot of forest rangers are doing to protect the rest of the life systems in the forest. What is ash dieback and how does it effect the tree? According to The Woodland Trust it is a fungus that can kill up to 95% of the UK’s ash trees.Continue reading “Ash Dieback and what it means for our Ash trees”

FIRE

This post focuses on why fire is a good thing to introduce to the children and how a teacher can feel less scared about letting their children be around fire

Why is Seeley Copse a good place to teach Science?

Is teaching Science outside more beneficial than doing Science in the classroom? McGlashan, Gasser, Dow, Hartney and Rogers have written a criteria for a ‘Good site’ for children to perform science outdoors, they state that a good site needs to be: safe, accessible, diverse and of a decent size. Seeley is all those things. SeeleyContinue reading “Why is Seeley Copse a good place to teach Science?”