Pick'n'mix - Key stage 1

Still not what you're looking for?

Take a look at our Pick 'n' Mix learning options below to create a truly unique visit for your class.

The selection of activities have been designed to accommodate shorter half day visits or for those who’d prefer to tailor your own full day trip.

Morning visit only: Select any activity of your choice from Group A.
Full day Tailor Made trip: Select two activities from Group A and one from Group B.

Group A		Group B

Food Origins	1A	Flatbreads	1B
What ingredients are in your favourite meal? Do these ingredients originate from a plant or an animal? Sort food in different ways according to where and how they grow. Identify animals which are kept on a farm and why farmers keep them.		What’s the main ingredient in flatbreads? Flour! Discover which plant flour comes from and explore the milling process. Weigh, pour, and stir ingredients to make a dough then roll out and shape to create a flatbread. Watch how a delicious herby oil dressing is made then brush it on your flatbread and taste.

Herb Discovery	2A	Fruit Smoothie	2B
Embark on a wonderful sensory journey with our Herb Discovery session. Compare the similarities and differences between different herb seeds and learn what they need to grow. Challenge your sense of smell in our herb matching game. Plant your own herb seed to take away and nurture at home.		Smoothies are healthy and nutritious but how are they made? Discover how an apple press works, then have a go at making and tasting freshly squeezed apple juice. Combine the apple juice with an assortment of your favourite fruits and blend to create a delicious smoothie. Which smoothie tastes the best?
Vegetable Challenge	3A
Do you know where and how vegetables grow? Take on the veggie hunt challenge in our courtyard allotment and discover which parts of the plant (stem, root, leaf, flower etc) we eat.		Book Now
Who lives here?	4A
Explore the orchard and hedgerows for signs of minibeasts. Name your creature with the help of an ID chart. Sort minibeasts according to what they eat and learn how they interconnect to form a food chain.

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Volunteer with the CRT

Would you like to help wildlife and do your bit to create a landscape bursting with life? To enjoy quiet time connecting with nature to benefit your wellbeing, or to get stuck into exciting conservation projects with a friendly team? To learn new skills or develop existing ones? Whatever motivates you to consider volunteering, we’d love to have you in our team.
What We Do

The CRT promotes nature-friendly farming to help reverse biodiversity decline and combat climate change. We believe nature is integral to good farming and we protect, promote and regenerate our land and all life on it. We put our philosophy into practice on over 2,000 acres of working farms, small-holdings and woodland across England.
Slow-worms – the gardener’s best friend

The UK has 6 native reptile species including the curious slow-worm (Anguis fragilis). Although serpent-like in appearance, slow-worms are in fact limbless lizards and an amazing example of de-evolution.
Conservation Volunteer

This is your chance to get 'down and dirty' to help CRT improve the habitats and environment on our farms, with a wide range of conservation projects and initiatives.
Wildlife & Farms

To achieve our vision of a living, working countryside we have purchased 18 sites across the UK, each with their own unique ecosystem and biodiversity.
Bere Marsh Farm

Mixed farmland, Dorset
Robin Page

Co-Founder
David Mills MBE

Trustee
Regenerative Farming & CRT

Since our inception we have been working tirelessly to achieve our vision of a living, working countryside, and that is not changing, but in a world that’s in its sixth mass extinction we must evolve to fight this threat.

Still not what you're looking for?

Group A

Group B

Food Origins

1A

Flatbreads

1B

Herb Discovery

2A

Fruit Smoothie

2B

Vegetable Challenge

3A

Who lives here?

4A

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