All Posters
Contains loads of really useful posters to purchase.
BBC Gardening With Children
Includes fascinating facts, projects and easy-to-grow plants.
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Teaching resources to download for primary and secondary school science education, and information on school-scientist links.
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)
A useful site for all kinds of plant information. Also has an education section.
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV)
Lists training courses and working holidays.
BUZZ
Game encouraging young people to look at the connections between farmland management and biodiversity.
Carbon Detectives' Kit (DCSF)
Allows you to measure the carbon emissions of your school.
Ceebeebies
Songs on the theme of animals, including minibeasts and seasons.
Convention on Biological Diversity
Resources on biodiversity and agriculture.
Edible Gardens
Helps schools in Devon set up food-growing areas. Some resources on website.
Edible Playgrounds
Attractive site set up by Dorset Cereals to help schools develop vegetable gardens and grow food. Includes Cress Head videos.
Farming and Countryside Education (FACE)
Huge range of resources on food, farming and the countryside.
Forest Education Initiative
Forestry Commission website for schools with lots of worksheets for all years on trees and wood.
Forest Schools
Child-led activities in a woodland environment to develop personal, social and emotional skills.
Fungi for Schools
Wide range of resources for primary and secondary, including an image bank, from British Mycological Society.
Gardening with Children
Garden resources for all ages, including links to interactive games.
The Garden Initiative
Fundraising scheme based around gardening.
Garden Organic for Schools
Lots of resources for teachers, and schools programme to join, from organic gardening charity.
Great Plant Hunt
Resources for KS1 and 2 linked to Darwin Centenary (2009) and International Year of Biodiversity (2010).
Greenwave
A global tree-planting project for schools.
Growing Schools
Bank of resources, support and places to visit linked to food and farming, gardening and green spaces and wildlife and the natural environment.
Growing Schools Garden
Virtual recreation of medal-winning garden, with project ideas and case studies.
Grow Your Own Grub
Step-by-step guide to setting up a food-growing area in schools.
The Herb Society schools website
Lots of information on herbs. Designed for pupils at Key Stages 1 and 2 to use on their own or with support. There are a few pages for teachers.
I'm in Season
Lists in-season fruit and vegetables, giving information and recipes.
The Junior Seed site
Everything you want to know about seeds.
The Kids Garden
Information and activities to stimulate kids' imagination through gardening.
Kids Gardening
Children's section of the National Gardening Association (USA) website.
Let's Get Cooking
A five-year, £20 million programme to set up a network of 5,000 cooking clubs across England.
Love School Grounds
Website supporting school grounds professionals.
Learning through Landscapes
School grounds charity. Some free resources, but much more extensive benefits available to members.
Marie Curie Cancer Care
Educational resources linked to daffodils.
NAFSO
National Association of Field Study Officers, supporting outdoor learning.
National Association for Environmental Education
Promoting and supporting environmental education.
National Non-Food Crops Centre
Includes Groovy Green Adventures, a resource aimed at kids exploring other uses for plants eg taxol from yew, plastic from maize, biodiesel from oilseed rape.
Natural England
Information on wildlife gardening.
Natural History Museum
Extensive website which includes sections for kids and for schools.
Nature Detectives
Woodland Trust's site for young people. Includes resources and activities for schools.
Nature's Calendar
Phenology project run by the Woodland Trust recording the changing seasons.
One Planet Schools
A source of ideas for schools wanting to encourage sustainable development.
OPAL
The Open Air Laboratory (OPAL) organises large-scale natural history surveys. The kids zone has games, activity sheets and competitions.
Plants Cafe
Plant science investigations at school and in the botanic garden.
Plant Science Image Database
Images of plants from microscopic to landscape scale, with explanatory text, free to use for not-for-profit educational purposes.
Plants for People
Activity sheets for 5-9 year olds on the science section of this website.
Potatoes for Schools
British Potato Council's schools website, with information and learning resources linked to potatoes for primary and secondary.
Recycle Now
Resources for schools on recycling, including lesson plans on composting.
Royal Forestry Society
Website has a range of on-line and downloadable resources.
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
Has a range of curriculum-linked resources for Key Stages 1-4.
Science and Plants for Schools
Works with teachers to promote plant science and molecular biology as key curriculum areas.
Scottish Natural Heritage
Teaching Space has a variety of school grounds activities, including the Tree Maths Trail.
Smith College Botanic Garden (USA)
Kids area contains virtual tours of the glasshouses, and interactive games.
Survival Rivals
Kits for hands-on experiments inspired by Darwin, free to UK state secondary schools, plus free on-line resources for all schools.
Sustainable Schools
Government website supporting education for sustainable development.
The Tomato Zone
Information and activities around growing tomatoes for Key Stages 1-4.
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT)
Downloadable lesson plans, resources and briefing sheets, plus a children's zone.
The Wildlife Trusts
Umbrella organisation for 47 local wildlife trusts, many of which have children's activities and teaching resources on their websites.
Wondertree
101 things to do with willows.
Woodlands.co.uk
A guide to tree identification.
Woodland Trust
Outdoor learning for schools with a woodland theme.
WWF Footprint Calculator
Measures your ecological footprint.