Things to do, find out more...
There are loads of good ideas, activities and suggestions for what you can do for nature, food and farming on the web. Some of our favourite sites include:
Nature, countryside, wildlife and farming...
FACE Farming & Countryside Education
Nature Detectives
Virtual farm walk
Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) network - an exciting new initiative that is open to anyone with an interest in nature
Breathing Places
Wildlife recordings - British library archive of 640 recordings of wildlife from all over Britain
The Big Wildlife garden - Natural England's project for getting everyone involved in wildlife gardening
Wildlife on farms - short videos from BBC - this one is on hedgerows
Food - growing, cooking and eating...
Eat and Grow Seasonably
Food stories - British library resource - including teacher notes and audio recordings of farmers describing food production now and when they were children on their parent's farms
Food, a fact of life - free resources about healthy eating, cooking and farming for 3 to 16 years
Exploring the past, rural life and times - for reminiscing...
House on the Hill Toy museum - Farm Toys
Britain since the 1930s - simple, useful lists of inventions, lifestyle and events
Learing with Museums and Libraries - Food photographs of post war Britain
Yorkshire Museum of Farming - audio recollections about many aspects of farming including the growth in mechanisation, changes in food prices, the differences between rural and urban lifestyles and whether the farming life continues to provide satisfaction
Why getting outdoors is so good for us
Short article listing benefits of being in nature - Professors Rachel and Steven Kaplan, veterans of studying the effects of nature
The psychological benefits of nature - Awake - this article also has links through to a variety of research
Maximising the health benefits of sensory rich farm visits - Dr William Bird
Older people, disability and areas of social disadvantage
Natural England - regional maps of the areas of social disadvantage
Alzheimer's Society - a variety of fact sheets on dementia and alzheimers
Action on hearing Loss - new name for RNID, support for people with hearing loss and tinnitus
The National Autistic Society - The National Autistic Society website including information about Autism and Aspergers Syndrome, a guide for parents and carers, publications and frequently asked questions
RNIB - supporting blind and partially sighted people
American Association for the Deaf-Blind - fact sheet on how Deaf-Blind people communicate
Down's Syndrome Association - focusing on all aspects of living successfully with Down's syndrome
Carer's Support Service - have a huge range of helpful links for information about particular disabilities and conditions
Mencap - information about learning disabilities
Age UK - aim to improve later life for everyone through our information and advice, campaigns, products, training and research
National Association for Provider of Activities for Older People - a voluntary organisation dedicated to increasing the profile and understanding of the activity needs for older people
Health and Safety