Ranger Led Activities - Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

Bringing the classroom outside…
We’ve put together a few ideas for your visit to
the Country Parks, for you to use
independently. These are ideal as an added
extra to any Ranger Led Activities you decide to
do but are also great if you want to visit either
of the Parks for a couple of hours.
Science
1. Food Chains and Food Webs – Using food chain / food web cards to recognise the
links between plants and animals in a habitat. Simple example food chains that
would be on the site e.g. Grass– rabbit – fox, will also bring the theory alive.
2. What plant lives where? –
Identifying that all plants
and animals have favoured
locations. For example tree
species such as willow and
alder prefer wetter areas
such as near lakes, rivers or
streams.
3. Wildlife Identification –
Use the wetland and
woodland bird species key
to identify some of the
regular Park species.
4. Role of a plant – A good opportunity to have a hands on
approach to the parts of a flower and their functions,
the role of the leaves and roots as well as looking at the
plant’s life cycle and seed dispersal and germination
process. The effect of light, air, water, temperature and
seasonality on a plant can also be investigated.