Learning Resources - Together

Get close to the wild side of The Wilderness and learn more about its nature!

Due to COVID-19 our garden gate is closed at the moment, but we hope to welcome you soon. Follow our social media channels to be the first to see our latest news or find out when you can make a future visit or plan a workshop. Don’t forget to share your own discoveries and adventures with us.

Learning Together

Discover supportive resources to inspire young learners in and out of the classroom. Cross-curriculum learning to suit 4 – 14 years old.

Lesson Plans

A selection of cross curriculum lesson plans suitable for KS1 and KS2 learners.

Wilderness Outreach Learning Box

Outreach learning box containing images, artefacts and activities to support and enhance learning sessions in the classroom and around School. Aimed at KS2 pupils. Please contact us for further details.

Treasures of the Woods

A treasure hunt through colour, touch and shape. Free your imagination!

Wild Imagination

Woodland adventures inspired by The Wilderness garden.

Factivity!

Follow our activity trail around The Wilderness garden and empower your exploration skills.

Wilks & the Shirley Poppy

Track how William Wilks developed the famous Shirley Poppy.

What lives where? The Web of Life

Embrace your adventure spirit and arm yourself with a magnifying lens and ID charts to discover what hides and seeks in nature.

Wilderness Scrapbook

Discover how The Wilderness Garden has been reclaimed and brought back to life.

Wilderness Storytime

Join us in The Wilderness Garden to discover the story of Bee: nature’s tiny miracle written by Patricia Hegarty and illustrated Britta Teckentrup. Filmed in The Wilderness garden and narrated by one of our volunteer team.

Playground pollination

A pollination game suitable for a class bubble of up to 30 children.

The Heritage of the Wilderness

Delve into the heritage of The Wilderness garden. Discover more than 100 years of history.

Garden Jigsaws

Take up the challenge to piece together what grows in The Wilderness garden throughout the year.

Preserving the Wilderness

A story of conservation detailing the preservation of this Site of Special Scientific Intrest.

Trees in Numbers

Take maths outside and discover a world of numbers.

Inspired by Trees

Creative writing and drawing including woodland words and poetry.

Find out more

Find out more about MHA The Wilderness project and learning activities, by getting in contact with MHA The Wilderness Community.

TheWilderness@mha.org.uk