Enjoy Gardening and Nature

 Get out into the garden or stay indoors to learn about nature and gardening.    

• The Woodland Trust have so many free activities for children to help them learn about and enjoy the outdoors. Including animal identification, helping wildlife and outdoor learning. 

• Learning Through Landscapes has so many free great outdoor activities including bag gardening, bird surveys, fairy gardens and kitchen scrap gardening

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• Make your own bird feeder with a pine cone and lard. Once the bird feeder is made you can watch all the birds that come to your garden. 

• The National Marine Aquarium is providing a weekly dose of the Ocean on their YouTube channel . From Underwater Volcanoes  to  Ocean Mysteries to  Life Cycles. 

• Live cams and videos of your favourite animals at San Diego Zoo.

• Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust has lots of tips to garden for wildlife, take a look here.

• Visit the Kids Gardening website for fun activities that provide opportunities for families or informal groups to learn together, while encouraging love for nature and the environment.

• Here's a great guide for Gardening with Children on the BBC website here.

• Take a look at the Royal Horticultural Society's Family Activities page for ideas about gardening and nature in your own garden. They also have hundreds of ideas for activities and projects here.

• Watch the BBCs Live Lessons for children - Blue Planet and Winterwatch

• So many hints and tips on the Wildlife Gardening Project to make your garden wildlife friendly, take a look here.

•  Watch the NTU Falcon Cam  Newton building is home to a pair of peregrine falcons. These webcams stream the pair's activities live for excited viewers to follow the breeding season online from laying to fledgling.