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Forest visits and free resources

The nation's forests offer fantastic learning opportunities through hands-on experiences in the great outdoors. Bring your curriculum topics to life with our free educational resources and forest visits.

Downloadable resources

Our free downloadable educational resources are curriculum-linked, cover core subjects and are easily adaptable. Find the perfect resource for using in your classroom, school grounds or local forest.

Forest visits

Find your local forest and discover what opportunities there are for fun and engaging educational trips. The local learning team will support you to plan and book your perfect visit.

Top resources for this month

Close-up of a yellow, autumnal sycamore leaf

This pack of activity sheets will help pupils learn how to identify common trees and tree features such as flowers and bark.

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Designed for Key Stage 3, these lesson plans will help your students learn how England’s forests are used as natural, sustainable resources.

Tree Trumps card game

Suitable for Key Stage 1 and above, these downloadable cards teach tree facts and figures in a fun, engaging way.

Conifer tree trunks looking up

This short an engaging video demonstrates how to calculate the height of a tree using just a stick.

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Ranger in a Bag

Our new resource, Ranger in a Bag, has everything you need for a fun-filled forest adventure - all zipped up in a handy backpack.
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Children's University

We've teamed up with the Children's University to provide fun activities to help children try new experiences and learn new skills outside of the school day.
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