Wirral's Wild 50: April Worksheets

Here are the Wirral's Wild 50 activity sheets for April. Look for more signs of spring and learn all about bees.

April activities

 

Things to do in April

● Look for swallows returning, young rabbits, wild garlic and bees

● Learn about migration

● Find out which wild plants can be used for food or as medicine

● Learn how to identify 3 different bees

● Find out why bees are an important part of the ecosystem

Do a bumblebee survey

Resources

1.  Migratory bird wordsearch

https://www.treetoolsforschools.org.uk/activities/pdfs/pdf_migratory_bird_wordsearch.pdf

2. Bumblebee Conservation Trust lots of resources

https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/learning-zone/curriculum-resources-for-schools/

3. Bumblebee facts

https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BBCT_Kids_Activity_7-10_General_v2.pdf

4. Spring bees guide

https://www.record-lrc.co.uk/Downloads/Spring%20bees%20(4)[09042020].pdf

5.How do bees see?

https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/assets/documents/BBCT_Kids_Activity_7-10_how_bees_see.pdf

6. Pollination

https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/02-InsectPollination.1_v2.pdf

7. How bees use static electricity to collect pollen

https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/03-StaticElectricity.1_v2.pdf

8. Do a bumblebee survey

https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bumbleclub-survey_web-1.pdf