Louise Wallace has worked for FWAG SW as our Education Officer for 10 years. Her main role is to coordinate the Kingfisher Award Scheme in Somerset, offering opportunities for over 250 primary school children each year to get out onto a farm, get their hands dirty, connect with nature and learn about where food comes […]
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On this page you will find your Grassland resources. The Grassland Introduction video below will get you started. Click on the documents below each video to download the pdf sheets. Now you know some interesting facts about grassland, you are ready to have a go at some activities…
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On this page you will find your Hedgerows resources. The Hedgerows Introduction video below will get you started. Click on the documents below each video to download the pdf sheets. Now you know some interesting facts about hedgerows, you are ready to have a go at some activities…
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On this page you will find your Soil resources. The Soil Introduction video below will get you started. Click on the documents below each video to download the pdf sheets.
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Author: Kate Harris (Communications Officer) & Jacky Cherry (Cornwall KAS Coordinator) Target Audience: Schools, public, farmers, funders. Introduction The Cornwall Kingfisher Award Scheme (KAS) began in 2008 and each year since has supported nearly 300 children from 6 schools to get out on a local farm and see for themselves how food is produced and
Author: Bea Oliver. Summary In May, farmer Henry-James Gay welcomed four school groups to his farm near Tetbury to learn about nutrient cycles on his dairy farm, Duchy Home Farm. FWAG staff, along with Farm Carbon Toolkit and volunteers, delivered two field days of on-farm educational activities to 126 children from four local schools, across
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Author: Neve Bray. Introduction The Kingfisher Award Scheme (KAS) has been running in Dorset for three years. In 2024, it was hosted by the generous Tory family at Charisworth Farm. The Torys have beef cattle, arable crops and grassland. The field days took place in May and consisted of three activities focussed on the theme
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Author: Neve Bray. The Young Explorers Project ran from April 2023 until December 2024. FWAG South West were asked to facilitate the Young Explorers Project on behalf of Dorset National Landscape (DNL). The development of this project derives from DNL-led research which found that young people’s priorities in ‘accessing’ the Dorset National Landscape are: public
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