Act Natural
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Description
Visit a nature reserve to find out how you could help make a difference.
I do not take any credit for this activity. Fiiun d at Scouts.org.uk
https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/act-natural/
Resources
A4 papers
Pens or pencils
Instructions
Find a nature reserve
- See if you can find a local nature charity site. There are loads about – you may want to check out the RSPB, Canals and Rivers Trust, or Wildlife Trust to help you find one. You could also get in touch with your local authority and ask for their help.
- Once you’ve found a location that’s happy to host you, and you’ve agreed on a date and time, think about what else you may need to know. For example, will there be toilets? What should people wear – are certain types of shoes unsuitable?
Get ready to go
- The person leading the activity should help everyone use the ‘Nature knowledge’ to plan some questions to ask.
- Make sure everyone understands what they’ll need to wear and take with them, for example, closed-toe shoes and a water bottle.
At the reserve
- The person leading the activity should remind everyone about how to stay safe. The reserve may have some additional rules. Everyone should listen carefully to any safety guidance they’re given during the trip.
- Everyone should ask any questions.
- Nature reserves are busy places, so everyone should thank the people who took the time to show them around and answer their questions.
Make a difference
- Everyone should think about what they learned about helping the nature reserve. Did they need help with anything in particular?
- Everyone could think about how they could get stuck in to help. It could be a physical project like maintaining an area, a promotional project like raising awareness, or a creative project like making habitats or feeding devices.
Tags
- animal carer
- Naturalist Badge
- Nature Activities
- Nature reserve
- world
- World Challenge
- world Challenge Award
Badge Links
- Naturalist - Explain
- World - Environmental project
- World - Volunteer