Habitat Hampers are packed with cross-curricular resources, natural objects, posters, books and photocopiable worksheets, they are targeted at Primary 4 -7. Each hamper comes with an introduction for staff, a workshop in the classroom and a site visit. Each hamper focuses on a discrete habitat and resource.

Blue Gold - Freshwater

Why is freshwater important? - Water makes life on earth possible. You are two-thirds water. We depend on water for many things including drinking, cleaning, growing food, cooking, putting out fire, transport and generating electricity. Freshwater forms many types of habitat, rivers, streams, ponds and wetlands, playing host to a spectacular variety of wildlife. Every drop of water is used a gain and again; it is the ultimate in recycling. It is important to share this precious resource and use it wisely because we share it with all other living things, past, present and future.

Local Treasure

Why is the urban habitat important? - As towns, cities and villages spread deeper into the surrounding countryside, the natural habitats for plants and wildlife are changed into an urban habitat. Wildlife has found food and shelter in many corners of our urban spaces, in buildings, churchyards, parks, gardens and allotments, roads and pavements, railway embankments and wasteland. New development, re-development of derelict land and change of land use make the urban environment one of continuous change. With a few simple actions, we can observe, begin to understand and encourage the biodiversity on our doorstep.

Woodland Wealth

Why are woodlands important? - Trees and forests are crucial to life on our planet. They stabilise the soil, generate oxygen, store carbon, play host to a spectacular variety of wildlife and provide us with raw materials and shelter. Native woodland habitats contain unique and often irreplaceable associations of plants and animals, which have developed over the past 10,000 years since the last Ice Age. They also offer us peace and tranquility, inspire our imaginations and refresh our soul.

Riches of the Bog

Why are bogs important? - Bogs are one of the few ancient landscapes that still look almost exactly as they did thousands of years ago. They are a window to our past. Native bogland habitats contain unique, and often irreplaceable, associations of plants and animals which have developed over the last 10,000 years since the last Ice Age. Just like the rainforests, bogs are home to some rare and precious plants and animals, which in many cases can survive nowhere else. Raised bogs are globally very rare, highly specialised habitats. They are very special places. They are wild places, places that inspire our imaginations and remind us of our won beginnings.

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