It is important that at a forest School you get to grips with identifying different plants for a number of reasons.
- So you can identify safe and dangerous plants in your forest school area.
- So you can impart important knowledge to the clients/children.
- So you can develop your own and others appreciation of the wild world and its fantastic diversity.
- So you can teach about foraging.
In this section I have started my own series of identification cards for looking at particular plants I find on my site. I will be adding to the selection of identifications as my knowledge and experience grows so it is worth popping back to the site:
Trees:
Plants:
Fungi:
Mammals:
Birds:
Invertebrates:
Elephant Hawk Moth – Invertebrate
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there are a wide variety of books available to help you identify different flora and fauna. I particularly have found the Collins Gem range particularly helpful.