Are you thinking about leading foraging activities at Forest School? In this video I cover essential tips to stay safe, be mindful of sustainable practices and keeping with the law when leading foraging activities at Forest School..
If you are currently doing your Forest School training or already a Forest School Leader looking to brush up on your Forest School skills I hope this video helps you develop your Forest School activities and practice.
Come to the woods with me, Forest School Lou,
I’ll share Forest School knowledge and skills with you.
Since 2007, I’ve trained people face to face,
Now in 2020, I’m sharing through videos in this place.
If you like my content, do consider subscribing,
To my channel, which I am describing –
[ Ссылка ]
WHAT TO WATCH NEXT?:
= )10 common woodland wildflowers – species identification for Forest School - [ Ссылка ]
= )Risk at Forest School - Supporting Appropriate Risk Taking - [ Ссылка ]
= ) Forest School Risk Assessment - 5 Steps to Risk Assessment at Forest School - [ Ссылка ]
LINKS:
- [ Ссылка ] - ‘Code of Conduct for picking, collecting, photographing and enjoying wild plants’ by the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland.
- [ Ссылка ] - Fold Out guides by the Field Studies Council
- ‘The Wild Flower Key’ by Frances Rose ISBN-13: 9780723251750
- [ Ссылка ] – The Forest School Association, the UK charity for Forest School.
CREDITS TO STOCK FOOTAGE & IMAGES:
Cross image – Clker-Free-Vector-Images/29583 from Pixabay
Clapperboard - Clker-Free-Vector-Images-3736 from Pixabay
Static screen – Orphaline from Pixabay
Pot on fire – MixailMixail from Pixabay
Bushmen – Aino Tuominen from Pixabay
Vegetables – Skylent from Pixabay
Risk Matrix handout – Forest School Training Company
Umbellifer – Ulleo from Pixabay
‘Doctor’ – Berzin from Pixabay
Picking Flowers – smblake from Pixabay
Basket of fungi – fjord77 from Pixabay
Blackberry – ChadoNihi from Pixabay
Deadly Nightshade – Ulleo from Pixabay
Crossbones – OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay
DISCLAIMER: All information shared within the Forest School Lou channel is provided in good faith, and based on my own experiences of Forest School in the UK. It is not designed to be a replacement for quality face to face accredited Forest School training, rather as a resource to support Forest School practitioners and those in training. I am a Forest School trainer, but not your Forest School trainer, therefore no training contract exists between us. Ensure you are appropriately qualified and undertake your own risk assessments before undertaking any activity with groups, which takes into account the learners age, ability and level of understanding.
Forest School Lou is a trade name of Birchwood Learning Ltd.
