Environment

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Adult

Adaptation Quiz

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Environment
Location: Inside, Online

Try this quiz to find out what your group already understands about the climate emergency, and give them the chance to build their knowledge!

Hedgerow Soup

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Environment
Location: Outside

What plants could we forage in our local area, if food supplies were scarce? If you can find stinging nettles near you, you’ve got a source of food!

Climate Chaos

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Environment
Location: Inside, Outside

An energetic, visual way for your group to explore the science behind the greenhouse effect and the processes that are driving climate change

Climate Negotiations

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Environment, Justice
Location: Inside

Can you collaborate effectively with others to secure a deal before time runs out for the environment?

Whose Fault is it?

Time: 1h +
Topic: Environment, Justice
Location: Inside

Take on a role and think about how a range of climate issues would affect you

Science Fair

Time: 1h +
Topic: Environment
Location: Inside

Use your collective climate change knowledge to find and share possible solutions!

Eco Bricks

Time: 1h +
Topic: Environment
Location: Inside

Single use plastic causes pollutes the natural environment - make your own Eco Bricks to capture and reuse harmful plastic waste!

Zero Emissions

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Environment
Location: Inside

Even just coming to Woodcraft Folk can have an impact on the environment - how can we change what we do to become even more sustainable?

Sea Ice

Time: 5-10 mins
Topic: Environment
Location: Inside

We know that sea levels are rising - help young members understand this with a visual explanation

Seedbombs

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Environment
Location: Inside, Outside

Plant seeds, not bombs! Promote biodiversity in your area, and help bees and other pollinators by growing wildflowers in your local area

Make Your Own Biodiversity Area

Time: 1h +
Topic: Environment
Location: Inside, Outside

Take action to improve the biodiversity of your local area at whatever scale you can.

Bug Hotel

Time: 20-40 mins
Topic: Environment
Location: Inside, Outside

Lots of minibeasts need somewhere to shelter over winter - ‘bug hotels’ of different sizes can provide an artificial hibernaculum in parks and gardens - a winter home for spiders, woodlice, beetles, bees and more.