Wildlife Wonders

class growing topic

Explore and encourage wildlife in your school garden using these activities; they are best suited to early autumn and late spring terms.

  • Location: Outdoors & Indoors
  • School term: Early Autumn, Late Spring, Early Summer
  • Level of experience: No experience needed
  • Subject(s):

Learning objectives

  • Learn which garden features are attractive to wildlife
  • Improve your gardens biodiversity by adding wildlife friendly features
Main gardening activity Supporting activity 1 Supporting activity 2 Supporting activity 3
Session 1
 Sow annual seeds direct

Draw a map of your garden

Spring Flower Spotter Autumn Flowers and Fruits

Plants for a wildlife garden

Session 2
 How to make ladybird clay seed balls Blooming Biodiversity

Pollinator bug hunt

Pollinating Insects Spotter Guide

Enchanting miniature gardens

Session 3
 Small bug homes Make a bug hotel

Mini beast identification key

Fun vegetable creatures

Draw a sound map

Session 4
 Mini wormery

Who lives in a place like this?

Worms up close

Hunt for worms