Activities To Enjoy In Nature This Winter - GreenHouse Project
Our awesome GreenHouse Project Coordinators have put together some lovely ideas for some lockdown activity inspiration. Have a look at what Lorena and Jen put together to keep you engaged with nature and with our GreenHouse Project.
Wildlife
Making a bug hotel. How to Make an Insect Hotel: 10 Steps (with Pictures)
Designing and creating squirrel assault courses Squirrel Assault Courses
Making bird feeders and seed balls. 15 Easy Homemade Bird Feeders - DIY Bird Feeder Ideas
Plant, Food & Herb Growing
Sowing chilli seeds indoors (late Jan/Early Feb) How To Grow Chilli Peppers | Thompson & Morgan
Sowing tomato seeds indoors (late feb/Early march) Growing Tomatoes from Seed - How To Sow Tomato Seeds
Herbal tea making 18 Herbal Teas To Help You Stay Healthy This Winter
Bulb Planting - Indoors
Indoor Cuttings
Indoor cuttings: How to make free plants! Can be done all year round.
Creative & Therapeutic Activities - Indoors
Indoor willow sculptures /making stuff (Jen can source and drop off willow) Small Willow Sculpture
Veg themed cake baking (carrot, banana, beetroot brownies) Beetroot Brownies Recipe - BBC Good Food
Making chutney/jam/flavoured oils:
How to make chutney recipe - BBC Food
How to Make Jam: 15 Steps (with Pictures)
How to Make Flavoured Oils: 6 Steps (with Pictures)
Creative & Therapeutic Activities - Outdoors
Winter bark photos and rubbings, How to make a bark rubbing - Discover Wildlife
Tree walks - great new book we are ordering London Tree Walks | Caught by the River | Caught by the River
Winter foraging walks What to forage for in winter in Britain | UK winter foraging
Forest bathing see quick guide here
If you’d like advice or guidance on anything related to the the activities above or nature - please reach out to:
Lorena @ LoVilazur@shp.org.uk
or Jen @ JWales@shp.org.uk
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