LINKS
Activities at the Community Woodland for children
Leaf Identification Chart
If you are at the woodland and would like an activity to do with children, take a look at our Leaf Identification Chart and see if they can find the leaves of Alder, Mountain Ash, Hawthorn, Oak, Silver Birch, Hazel and Field Maple.
To download and print out the Leaf Identification Chart, follow this link: https://imgur.com/a/3b1qv34
Scavenger Hunt
Alternatively, have a go at the Scavenger Hunt activity and see if children can find all the items on the list.
To download the Scavenger Hunt, follow this link: https://www.scribd.com/document/377485194/Scavenger-Hunt?secret_password=o7OB2G18387TfleZoQS6
LINKS TO WILDLIFE ORGANISATIONS
The following wildlife organisations have lots of information online:
Barn Owl Trust: https://www.barnowltrust.org.uk/
British Dragonfly Society: https://british-dragonflies.org.uk
BSBI (Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland): https://bsbi.org
BTO (British Trust for Ornithology): https://www.bto.org/
Buglife: https://www.buglife.org.uk
Bumblebee Conservation Trust: https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/
Butterfly Conservation: https://butterfly-conservation.org/
Froglife: https://www.froglife.org
Hawk and Owl Trust: http://hawkandowl.org
Longrun Meadow, Taunton: http://www.longrunmeadow.co.uk/
Mammal Society: https://www.mammal.org.uk
Plantlife: https://www.plantlife.org.uk
RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds): https://www.rspb.org.uk/
Somerset Otter Group: http://www.somersetottergroup.org.uk/
Somerset Wildlife Trust: https://www.somersetwildlife.org
Woodland Trust: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk
NORTH CURRY RAINFALL DATA
Rainfall data for North Curry for 2023 collected by Dave Patten and compared with last year's records: