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1 The Pinetum
Looking for Colour
During your walk try to make a colour collection using the sticky collection card. DO NOT PICK THE PLANTS for this. All of the colours you need will be found on the floor.
Collect small pieces of as many different coloured petals, leaves or other plant bits that you can.
The Pinetum
Begin at Douglas Way with the Pinetum facing you
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Look for the red coloured tree trunk. This is Giant Redwood
(Californian sierra redwood, sequoia dendron giganteum) |
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Feel it carefully. What is it like?
Can you find a tree trunk that has a different feel? Describe how it feels. |
You could make some bark rubbings of these trees and write some words down to describe the feel of them?
Did they feel rough, hard, soft, smooth, spiky, bumpy, hairy
2 The Gazeba
Stand by the Gazeba
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What can you hear? Can you hear cars, birds, children, tractor, water, leaves.
Draw what you hear on the postcard. |
3 The Herb Garden
From the fountain, follow the map to reach to the other side of the playground. Keeping to the path by the side of the budgerigars, enter the Herb garden on the right hand side of the Cottage.
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This is a good place to gently rub the leaves of some of the herb plants between your fingers and then smell them. |
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Do not pick the leaves. Just smell your fingers. What smells did you like? Why did you like them |
4 The Rock and Rhododendron Walk
Back through the playground and turn left up the small gravel path.
This is a good place for Colour
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How many colours and shapes can you see as you walk along here. |
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At the end of the path do a sound check. Stand very still with your eyes closed for one minute. Listen carefully.
How many different sounds did you hear. |
5 The Woodland Walk
Here you will use your collecting bags or egg boxes to make collections.
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Look carefully to find six different natural objects, then find a word to best describe each one. |
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You could describe them by how you feel them. A prickly leaf. A tickly feather |
6 The Japanese Garden
Follow the path to the Japanese Garden. This garden would be used for quiet contemplation.
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How many restful noises can you hear? |
Now you are at the end of your trail please make sure you wash your hands.
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