Devon Hedges learning resources
Further learning resources
The table below lists a number of additional learning resources that are available on this CD. Simply click on the Resource title link.
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Devon’s Distinctive Hedges | Interactive PDF | Devon County Council | Provides Information on the six most distinctive hedge types that are found throughout Devon. |
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Devon’s Distinctive Hedges | Poster | Devon County Council | Provides Information on the six most distinctive hedge types that are found throughout Devon. |
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Mr Hedges, the Westcountry Rambler | Video | Devon Hedge Group | 8 minute rhyming story written and told by Clive Pig, professional storyteller, explains why hedges are so important for us. Although aimed at primary school children, people of all ages will find it entertaining and informative. |
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The Higglety Pigglety Hedge | Video | Devon Hedge Group | 11 minute video story, also written and told by Clive Pig, is an amusing and entertaining account of why the hedge at the bottom of the garden is so much better for wildlife than a wooden fence ever would be. Written and told for younger children, it is designed to help them learn about why hedges are important to us all. |
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Hedgeucation | Leaflet | Devon Hedge Group | A worksheet to enthuse and educate children about hedgerows. Although it focuses on Devon's hedges, it is applicable to hedges throughout the country, particularly those set on banks. |
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A Little Rough Guide Around the Hedges | Booklet | Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) | The guide includes a handy hedgerow plant identifier to help you when you are out exploring. |
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Hedgerows | Learning and Teaching Resource with Interactive Games | Farming and Countryside Education (FACE) | This educational package has been designed to help children learn about hedgerows, and teachers to teach about them. It is aimed at children aged between 7 and 11, at Key Stage 2, and is closely linked to the primary curriculum. |
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Hedges – Developing School Grounds for Science | Poster | British Ecological Society (BES) | This wallchart and associated online materials provides teachers and their students with a good introduction to the importance of hedges, nationally, and their plant and animal inhabitants |
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Hedgerow Safari | Teaching Aid | Teach Organic | Ideas for activities that help to teach environmental subject areas of the Key Stage 2 curriculum that the could be covered in the classroom, in association with a Hedgerow Safari. |
