Activity
Plant safari
Want to know your daffodils from your dandelions? This activity is all about learning to identify the wildflowers, trees and shrubs around you and looking at their similarities and differences.
This Experiencing Nature activity can be completed as part of Schools Wild Challenge.
Instructions
First, place your quadrat or hula hoop in the area you want to focus on. This could be on your school field or under a nearby tree.
Have a look at what species are inside your quadrat and make a note of them. Think about the type of area you’re looking at – how does that affect which plants you have found? Can you think of ways they might have adapted to live there? Can you think of how they might fit in a wider food-chain?