Learning outside the classroom - Shipley Country Park
The aim of this set of activities and resources is to enable young people, school groups and others to develop fieldwork skills and engage in learning activities drawing on the rich environment and history of Shipley Country Park. The activities are designed to be self led by a group leader or teacher and help to develop observation, map reading, recording and key fieldwork skills.
The pack contains 4 separate activities.
− Shipley To Osbourne's Pond and around − This activity uses photo images and views to help aid map navigation to a specific part of the Country Park. It then focuses on features around Osbourne's Pond developing observation and understanding of the habitat and leisure management of this area.
− Shipley Photo Orienteering − This activity uses specific points of the map and images taken in different directions to develop map, observation and compass use skills.
− Shipley History Trail and Shipley Hall − The history trail guides users from the visitor centre to Shipley Hall. Specific points on the trail are accompanied by information and old photographs which can be used to discover information about the past in this area and compare what has changed and stayed the same. At Shipley Hall old photographs and a ground floor plan can be used alongside the 'footprint' of the hall that remains to discover what it was like in this old building. A variety of activities are suggested for this area.
− Shipley Old Map Comparison − This uses two maps around 100 years apart to look at place names, travel routes, buildings and land use and compare how this has changed or stayed the same over time, look at how land use has developed and how place names remain and routes alter over time.
Each resource has a downloadable file which includes instructions on how to lead the activity and all of the resources required.
More information about Shipley Country Park can be found on the Countryside Services pages
Related documents
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