Resources

Resources

Complementary resources

All our resources are free to access to support you on your journey of nature connection. Please check back in regularly as we grow this resource.

Gallery of children’s artwork

Gallery of children’s poems

Inspirational tree resources

Song Forest; a collection of Children's Forest Tree Songs

Sing along with your children and the groups you work with. The song sheets for many of these songs are available in the book, ‘The Children’s Forest
Stories & songs, wild food, crafts & celebrations all year round’ by Dawn Casey, Anna Richardson, Helen d’Ascoli. Available to purchase from Hawthorn Press, click here.

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Learning with Nature

Learning with Nature is full of fun activities and games to get your children outdoors, to explore, have fun, make things and learn about nature and help them grow up happy and healthy.

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Why kids need nature

50 ways forest and outdoor learning experiences benefit child development. An educational guide by Forest Holidays outlining some of the numerous benefits to learning outside the classroom.

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Educational Tree Resources

We have partnered with Red Squirrel Resources to bring you an array of nature inspired educational ideas and tools to enhance your nature education sessions or family time. Enjoy many free resources or become a member to access a vast library of seasonal games, crafts, stories, and lessons to experience and enjoy while out in nature.

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Forest Man film

Since the 1970’s Majuli islander Jadav Payeng has been planting trees in order to save his island. To date he has single handedly planted a forest larger than Central Park NYC. His forest has transformed what was once a barren wasteland, into a lush oasis. Humble yet passionate and philosophical about his work. Payeng takes us on a journey into his incredible forest. A co-production between: Polygon Window Productions: polygonwindowproductions.com

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Planting Trees to Grow Forests | Eden Reforestation Projects 

The Eden Projects work with local communities to plant and protect trees that grow into healthy forests. To help ensure the trees planted will develop into mature forests, they plant native species at the right time and place through a variety of production methods. To learn more, visit edenprojects.org.

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Planting Acorns with Alison Sudol & Anna Richardson (film)

Learn how to plant acorns with singer-songwriter, Alison Sudol and Anna Richardson aka Acorn Wizard. This video is part of the screening kit for The Promise.

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The Promise - Full Film

The Promise is an urban fairy tale that plays out on the mean streets of a mean city. Here, a young thief tries to snatch an old woman’s bag but she cannot have it without giving something in return: The Promise. It is the beginning of a journey that will change her life and a chance to change the world for good.

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The Promise Acorn Timelapse

Experience the wonder of an acorn sprouting into a sapling. Filmed over 8 months by Neil Bromhall.

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Intelligent Trees Official Trailer

Trees talk, know family ties and care for their young? Is this too fantastic to be true? Suzanne Simard (The University of British Columbia, Canada) has been observing and investigating the communication between trees over decades. And her findings are most astounding.

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The Children's Forest (Crafts and Family Activities book)

A rich and abundant treasury in celebration of the forest, this book is about encouraging children’s natural fascination with the forest and its inhabitants. 

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Call of the Forest - The Forgotten Wisdom of Trees (Official Trailer)

Diana Beresford-Kroeger presents ancient forests of the Northern Hemisphere, revealing connections shared between the nature and the people of the regions.

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